Grievances cited as Santa Fe telegraphers strike
President Dolphin of the Order of Railroad Telegraphers cites deception by Vice President Barr in Chicago last June over a published agreement that altered night shift hours. Reports from Dallas branch and Indian Territory show severe congestion with dozens of cars and bales awaiting movement.
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Dolphin
The
Order of Railroad Telegraphers
Houston
Tex
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Gulf Line
Barr
Chicago
Topeka
Porto Rico Farm Survey Urges Expanding Crop Production
President transmits extended reports on Porto Rico agricultural resources with emphasis on starting an agricultural experiment station. Prof Knapp urges immediate focus on larger better crops of coffee sugar and tobacco and home food supplies. He also recommends advancing horticulture forestry animal industry and dairying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Porto Rico
Knapp
Agricultural Department
Russian official murder suspect arrested in Plymout h
Stanley Bartosiewicz was arrested by a United States marshal in Plymouth on murder charges of a high ranking Russian official. He disappeared from Russia over four years ago and Russian authorities have sought him since. He will be extradited to Russia once paperwork is completed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkesbarre
Stanley Bartosiewicz
Plymouth
United States
Bartosiewicz
Russia
British Forces Clash With Boers Near De Wet Defense
London dispatch reports a large ongoing battle between British forces under Gen Knox and Boer forces led by Gen De Wet. The Evening Standard cites special sources noting heavy engagements around Monday evening and ongoing hostilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
The
Evening Standard
Knox
DeWet
Steam Fitters Split From Council Over Three Year Agreement
The Steam Fitters' union in Chicago on Monday night voted to withdraw from the Building Trades Council and sign a three year settlement with the contractors. In Jackson Massachusetts bids for the new capitol project were rejected as too low.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Steam Fitters’ Union
Building Trades Council
Baldwin Chooses Franz Josefland Route For Pole Quest
Evelyn B Baldwin of the United States weather bureau arrives in London to consult scientists and inspect ships for a north pole expedition. He plans to depart late next summer and adopts the Franz Josefland route as the focus of his search amid preparations for the Airmack and Scottish King expeditions and other polar ventures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Evelyn B. Baldwin
United States Weather Bureau
North Pole
Baldwin
Franz Josefland
Adm. Makaroff
Newcastle
Bernier
Chicago churches unite to suppress vice and enforce laws
Representatives from nearly all Chicago religious denominations resolved to join a crusade against civic immorality. A lay committee will ensure enforcement of vice suppression laws and keep downtown basement resorts with revoked licenses permanently closed to protect public morals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Americans Honored at Yildiz Palace Dinner in Constantinople
In Constantinople on December 11 a dinner at the Yildiz palace honored the officers of the US battleship Kentucky now at Smyrna. Lloyd C Griscom introduced the officers to the sultan before Griscom and Capt. Colby M. Chester were granted a private audience. The grand vizier and other dignitaries attended and the sultan spoke graciously to the officers.
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Constantinople
Yildiz Palace
United States
Kentucky
Smyrna
Lloyd C Griscom
Griscom
Colby M. Chester Wes
Fatal Quarrel Near Center Hill Kills One Man
In Alabama a quarrel between old friends William Eddens and Dr. John Williams left Eddens dead and Williams fatally wounded. Williams, shot during a highway encounter, grabbed the pistol and it discharged, killing Eddens when the bullet struck him. Williams rode home two miles for help despite injuries. The cause remains unknown.
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Birmingham
Ala
William Eddens
John Williams
Center Hill
Williams
Eddens
Edden
Snake Charmer Edward Swanson Dies After Bite
Edward Swanson of Hammond Indiana, billed as a snake charmer in Ft Valley Georgia, was bitten by a large rattler with 17 rattles during a display. He died the next day. The corpse was coffin buried after a public subscription funded the burial. His mother, Mrs Nellie Swanson, lives in Hammond Indiana.
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Ft. Valley
Edward Swanson
Hammond
Ind
Florida
Swanson
Nellie Swanson
Centenary of Capital Observed With Governors Arriving
Washington December 11 high officials and governors from Iowa Wisconsin and Oklahoma arrive for the centennial celebration. President McKinley will receive the governors at 10 am and Col Hing ham will unveil a model of an enlarged executive mansion. District officials and military units prepare for the parade and formal review at the capitol.
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Col. Hingham
Washington
Govs. Shaw
Iowa
Schofield
Wisconsin
Barnes
Oklahoma
McKinley
Cal. T. A. Bingham
McFarland
Gov. Shaw
Cargo of corpses returns from Manila on Hancock
The transport Hancock arrived in San Francisco from Manila via Nagasaki with about 13 500 bodies of sailors and soldiers who died in battle or from disease in the Philippines China Guam and Honolulu. The voyage included 11 deaths and 2 cabin passengers. The bodies go to the Presidio for interment or shipment to relatives. a ceremonial address by lawmakers is planned at the House.
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San Francisco
Hancock
Manila
Nagasaki
Philippines
China
Guam
Honolulu
Presidio
Desperado Shot After Fiery Pursuit in Logansport
In Logansport Indiana Chief James Foley and Officers Barney Burch Dick Costello Ben Dean and George Graham pursued fugitive Marvin Kuhns three miles from town. Kuhns shot at them with two revolvers and after Dean wrestled him Kuhns fired a fatal shot when he pressed a weapon to Deans chest. Kuhns escaped as local residents and a posse hunted him. authorities warn the area as Kuhns, an escaped Columbus Ohio penitentiary inmate under murder sentence, cannot evade capture.
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Logansport
Ind
James Foley
Barney Burch
Dick Costello
Ben Dean
George Graham
Marvin Kuhns
Dean
Congress Clears Decks as Towne Takes Oath in Senate
Hon. Charles A. Towne, newly appointed to Minnesota’s late senator seat, took the oath during a paused Senate session. The body adjourned into secret session over the Hay-Pauncefote treaty with no notable open business. The House quickly passed the legislative, executive and judicial appropriation bill totaling 24,496,308 with little debate.
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Washington
Charles A. Towne
Davis
Minnesota
Senate
House
Bingham
Santa Fe railroad lays off 300 workers in Gainesville Tex
Gainesville Texas December 11 All men on repair tracks and in the gravel pit of the Santa Fe railroad have been laid off indefinitely. Over 300 men are out of work due to the shops closing at Gainesville. Similar cuts affect the line northward and section hands and trackmen from Gainesville to Pirceli are unemployed. Only passenger trains pass through.
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Louisville
Theo. Nemayer
Telegraph Department
Atchison, Fopeka and Santa Fe
Gainesville
Tex
Santa Fe
Pirceli
Judge Rules Tennessee Anti Cigarette Law Unconstitutional
Knoxville Tennessee December 11 Judge Sneed of Knox county circuit court ruled that the 1899 anti cigarette law passed by the state legislature is unconstitutional and void The decision rests on the bill recorded in Nashville lacking the signature of the speaker of the house of representatives
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Knoxville
Tenn
Sneed
Knox County
Tennessee “Legislature
Nashville
House of Representatives
Gas explosion kills four in Aspen tunnel disaster
A Monday gas explosion in the new Union Pacific tunnel between Aspen and Hillard Wyoming killed four workers and injured several others. Twenty five men were present. ignition source unknown. Electric lights powered the tunnel. coroner rules the event an unavoidable accident.
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Aspen
Wyo
New Railroad
Union Pacific
Hillard
German Squadron Arrives at Laarvig Norway
The German squadron under Prince Henry of Prussia has arrived at Laarvig. Readable fragments indicate movements toward Ki a, with limited details available from the dispatch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laarvig
Norway
Pritiog ‘Henry
Prussia
Van Tine Bankruptcy Petitions Filed in Pittsburgh
William E. Van Tine and his wife Katie filed bankruptcy petitions in Pittsburgh on Monday. William owes $388,912 and Katie $218,972. Debts trace to 1894 when Van Tine operated in real estate in Cleveland.
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Pittsburgh
William E. van Tine
Katie van Tine
van Tine
Cleveland
Countess de Castellane Ill Amid Financial Worries
Paria dispatch reports the Countess de Castellane is ill, with her condition attributed to worry over recent financial troubles involving her husband and related affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Journal
Paria
Senate panel opens army bill review with Gen Miles
The senate committee on military affairs opened consideration of the army bill, as sent from the house. General Miles attended and spoke on changes he believed should be made to the measure.
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Washington
Senate Committee On Military Affairs
House of Representatives
Miles
Presented With a Parsonage
The report from Charlotte dated December 11 notes the African Methodist conference in session at Winston where Bishop Wood announced a vice president, likely referring to Roose…
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Charlotte
African Methodist Conference
Winston
Wood
Roose
Depositions in Sells Case Highlight Fraud Claims
In Columbus on December 11, Joseph Tucker accompanied the defendant to court as the Lindermuth deposition wrapped and Myrtle Lindermuth was examined. The session focused on letters Lindermuth sent claiming profit from the case, with Judge Evans ruling the letters admissible as evidence of the defense investigation methods. The defense used detectives to probe witnesses nationwide, including Myrtle in Dayton.
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Columbus, CO
Joseph Tucker
Peter Sells
Wm, Young
McBride
Dayton
Myrtle Lindermuth
Sells
Stuck to his post during fatal gunshot wound aboard train
Springfield HL Dec 11 Fatally wounded engineer Hanzgelman of the Louisville Evansville St Louis railroad sat in his cab as the passenger train sped 50 mph. In Gen tryville Ind he complained of a side pain and was later found unconscious in Belleville. No explanation for the wound is known and his death seems likely. Liseum remains arrive in Washington from China with Gen Wilson and Mrs Liscum to be buried at Arlington with honors Tuesday.
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Springfield
Hanzgelman
Louisville, Evansville & St. Louis Railroad
Gentryville
Ind
Hanzelman
Belleville
Liseum
Washington
Emerson H. Liseum
Tien-Tsin
Pennsylvania Railroad
5Th Cavalry
St. John’s Church
China
San Francisco
James H. Wilson
Liscum
Arlington Cemetery
Attorney General Griggs Visited Cabarrus County Farm
Attorney General John W. Griggs is visiting Cabarrus County North Carolina as the guest of prominent farmer Shakespeare Harris. The December 11 dispatch notes Griggs hunting birds during the stay in Charlotte area.
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Charlotte
N. C
John W. Griggs
Cabarrus County
North Carolina
Shakespeare Harris
Ex-Congressman Huntington Native Eustace Gibson Dies
Capt. Eustace Gibson former congressman and Confederate veteran died at Clifton Forge hospital Monday morning. He was a longtime Huntington figure and veteran public servant.
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Huntington
W. Va
Eustace Gibson
Clifton Forge Hospital
Markets Patchwork Flour and Grain Prices Across Cities
Grain and livestock prices vary by region with flour grades quoted in Cincinnati and Chicago futures showing mixed moves. Wheat and corn futures pull in different directions while hogs and cattle markets in Cincinnati Indianapolis and East Buffalo display wide spreads from low to prime levels.
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Cincinnati
Dee
Chicago
Cattla
Indianapolis
Ind
East Buffalo
N. Y
Notorious Wheat Corners Tie to Chicago Board of Trade History
The article recalls historic wheat and corn corners on the Chicago Board of Trade, highlighting notable figures such as T. B. Handy, Mr. P. D. Armour, Mr. P. B. Weare, and Old Hutch. It details profits and losses from corners in 1881, 1887, 1879, and 1883, noting dramatic collapses and the risks of speculation. It underscores that many corners were not deliberate schemes but sometimes natural market actions driven by large holders and changing prices.
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Chicago Board of Trade
Phillips
Board of Trade
Cincinnati
T. B. Handy
Third National Bank
Mr. Leiter
Joseph Leiter
Chicago Board
EB. L. Harper
Fidelity National Bank
Chicago
P. D. Armour
McGeough
M. S. Nichols
P. B. Weare
B. P. Hutchinson
Fort Uli
Hutchinson
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