Caruso conviction affirmed by New York Recorder
The court of General Sessions upheld Enrico Caruso's conviction for annoyingly proximity in Central Park's monkey house. Recorder Goff ruled the offense affected public order and decency and preserved the magistrate's findings and evidence rulings. The defense plans an appeal to the Appellate Division.
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Commercial Tribune
New York
Enrico Caruso
Central Park
Goff
Court of General Sessions
Caruso
Supreme Court
Hannah Graham
William L. Mathet
Mather
Kuropatkin's War Book Seized in Russia
Local papers report seizure of General Kuropatkin's multi volume account of the Russo Japanese War. The work promised a frank critique of Russian military command and failures in the campaign, detailing disputes with the War Office and subordinates.
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Kuropatkin
Taft Declines to Run Yet Stays Open to Opportunity
Secretary Taft states his ambition is not political and he is not seeking the Presidential nomination. He adds he would decline if the opportunity came, but he would not lie about it if asked. Washington commentary notes the remark as a cautious stance and suggests he may be an active candidate later.
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Taft
Washington
Senator Foraker
Burton
Ohio
Meteor narrowly misses watcher in Delaware yard
Delaware, O December 29. Levan Muller a wagon maker owes his life to quick dodging as a meteor descended toward his yard. He watched the object approach and it struck the ground where he had just stood, burying itself in the earth.
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Commercial Tribune
Delaware
Levan Muller
Train falls from track on Seaboard at Raleigh death toll rises
A Seaboard Air Line local train en route from Franklinton to Louisburg ran out of control on a steep grade and crashed into a block obstruction at the branch terminus in Raleigh. The locomotive tender and a box car plummeted thirty feet to the street. Tom Macon, a Black man passing by, was killed. Engineer Heter and the fireman escaped by jumping.
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Commercial Tribune
Raleigh
N. C
Seaboard Air Line
Franklinton
Louisburg
Tom Macon
Heter
Laylin Likely President of New Codifying Commission
The Codifying Commission in Columbus Ohio, with members Hon L C Laylin ex Governor James E Campbell and Judge Sibley, will meet for organizations next Tuesday. Laylin is expected to be chosen President. The panel will spend weeks outlining work and will not appoint clerical staff until then.
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Commercial Tribune
Outlook
CoLumbus
Ohio
L. C. Laylin
James E. Campbell
Sibley
Laylin
Policemen Shoot to Save Lives in Hooded Gunman Incident
A Hoquiam man J Key was shot and fatally wounded by Officers Collipy and Upson after he opened fire on a crowd outside his home. Key had threatened to shoot unless the crowd dispersed and fired from a stairway before officers responded.
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Commercial Tribune
Hoquiam
Wash
J. Key
Collipy
Upson
Key
Two Cardinals Die On Same Day In Rome
Cardinal Cavagnis died this morning in Rome from heart paralysis. Cardinal Tripepi also died later, after initially reviving following a brief unconscious period. he had been prefect of the Congregation of Indulgence and Sacred Relics. Tripepi, born in 1836, was elevated to cardinal in 1901. Cavagnis, born in 1841, was also made a cardinal.
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Cardinal Cavagnis
Tripepi
Luigi Tripepi
Congregation of Indulgence and Sacred Relics
Italy
Felice Cavagnis
Boy Confesses to Killing Adoptive Mother on Oregon Farm
In St Helens Oregon Bert Holman thirteen year old adopted son of Mrs Sarah Ayres confessed to shooting and killing his mother whose body was found on the Ayres farm last night.
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ST. Helen
Ore
Bert Holman
Sarah Ayres
Cincinnati Men Testify in Licorice Paste Case in Tobacco Trust
Trial in New York centers on alleged licorice paste conspiracy among Brown & Williamson and J S Young Company. Cincinnati witnesses describe paste shortages and forced factory shutdowns in 1904 as government frames its case in the tobacco trust dispute.
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Cincinnati
Argaingt Tobacco Trust
Commercial Tribune
New York
Brown
Brown & Williamson
Winston
N. C
J. S. Young Company
Once Rich Broker Weds Unmourned in Spangle
Spokane dispatch reports G. G. Leonard once a millionaire wheat speculator and partner in Old Hutch died at the County Poor Farm in Spangle. He left behind a Birmingham steel mill superintendent son and a California university professor daughter, while his wife and two daughters remained in Chicago. Alcohol is cited as the cause of his downfall and family rupture.
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Spokane
Wash
Chicago
G. G. Leonard
Spangle
Birmingham
Ala
Fisher
University of California
Guts Wife Starout With His Razor
William Whittager of Mt Carmel Pa killed his wife by slashing her throat with a razor in the presence of her mother and his mother. The crime occurred in the wife's parents home after a quarrel three weeks earlier. Whittager was arrested.
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Commercial Tribune
MT. Carmel
William Whittager
Whittager
Pepper will leaves estate to wife Ella Pepper executor
Colonel James E. Pepper of Lexington, noted turfman and whisky maker, died in New York last Monday. His will probated at the County Courthouse states an estate valued at 100000 dollars, all to his wife Mrs Ella O Pepper who is named executrix without bond. The will is dated January 22, 1901.
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Commercial Tribune
Lexington
James E. Pepper
New York
Ella O. Pepper
Blockhouse Operator Attacked by Drunken Mob Near Mount Zion
Telegram from Mount Zion on the Southern Railroad reports Operator Porter barricaded in a blockhouse as a mob of drunken black men battered doors, tied and whipped him, and shot windows. Sheriff Nichols dispatched armed men. the mob fled before officers arrived, with no arrests. In Charlotte, a similar report says Porter was forced to dance and hazed, sustaining unspecified injuries before the crowd escaped.
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Spartansburg
S. C
Porter
Mount Zion
Southern Railroad
Nichols
Spartanburg
Nicholas
Charlotte
N. C
Government weighing Japanese school case in San Francisco
Washington Dec 29 conferences between Attorney General Bonaparte United States District Attorney Devlin of San Francisco and Secretary of State Root aimed to shape the government’s facts statement for a test case on racial separation in San Francisco schools The goal to speed a ruling on the legality of the School Board’s ban on Japanese attending American children’s schools was not achieved and further talks were planned Devlin will stay in Washington several days.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
Bonaparte
United States
Devlin
San Francisco
Root
Japan
State Department
Japanese Reporter Reports Conditions of Workers in Mexico
S Watashi of Japan, en route home from Mexico, visited San Antonio to assess Japanese laborers. He found railway work conditions fair but mines dire, and said Japan seeks no new war and regards the United States as a friend.
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Commercial Tribuna
San Antonio
Tex
S. Watashi
Japan
Mexico
M. Watashi
United States
State prints save in year due to competitive bidding
State Supervisor of Public Printing J. W. Johnson reports binding costs for the year at 36199.92, down from 44173.27 last year, a saving of about 8000. He notes gold leaf purchases overpay and urges duplicate bills for bindery purchases. Recommends expanded printing facilities and a new binding building in Columbus. Johnson held the post since June, succeeding Mark Slater.
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Commercial Tribune Bureau
Utlook Building
Columbus
Commercial Tribune
J. W. Johnson
Harris
Slater
Johnson
Mark Slater
Dayton
Roosevelt Bags Many Birds Near Charters Bridge
President Roosevelt rose early in Charlottesville Virginia and spent most of the morning bagging a large number of birds during a ride through broad fields around Charters Bridge. The excursion was said to be greatly enjoyed by the President.
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Charters Bridge
Foraker Praised in Brownsville Affair Review
Arthur J. Dodge, Washington correspondent, lauds Senator Foraker for his handling of the Brownsville affair. The article previews Senate debate, notes Foraker’s push for inquiry, and critiques President Roosevelt’s actions while defending a fair process for discharged soldiers.
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Spooner
Krox
Brownsville
Senator Foraker
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