Mission at Buena Vista Eight Day Catholic Mission
A Catholic mission led by Father Vincent at Buena Vista in southern Harrison county Ohio runs Nov 25 to Dec 3. Parishioners travel long distances in rain and wind to attend High Mass sermons and daily conferences urging prayer meditation sacrifice and conversion.
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Buena Vista
Ohio River Hills
Harrison County
Wm. Gordon
Father Vincent
Christ
Father
Jesus
Congress Advances Panama Canal Funding and Reorganization
The congressional week shows House debating a 16.5 million Panama Canal appropriation bill, passing an 11 million immediate needs measure, and adjourning until Monday. Senate focuses on insurance campaign contributions as many bills are sent to committees and statehood measures surface. Speaker Cannon announces House committees signaling full organizational completion of the Fifty-ninth Congress. The Panama Canal emergency bill is the Senate’s first major item.
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Senate
House
Cannon
Popular
Fifty-ninth Congress
New British Cabinet Announced in London
London announces the new British ministry with Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman as prime minister and first lord of the treasury. Key figures include Herbert Asquith as chancellor, Edward Grey as foreign secretary, Haldane as war secretary, Morley for India, Lloyd George for trade, and Birrell as education chief.
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London
Treasury
Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman
Exchequer
Herbert Henry Asquith
Home Affairs
Herbert John Gladstone
Sir Edward Grey
Bar! of
Elgin
Richard Burdon Haldane
India
John Morley
The
Admiralty
Baron Tweedmouth
Board of Trade
David Lloyd George
John Burns
Scotland
John Sinclair
Board of Agriculture
Herr Carrington
Sydney Burton
Ireland
James Bryce
Earl of Crewe
Marquis of Ripon
Board of Education
Augustine Birrell
Duchy of Lancaster
Henry Hartley Fowler
Robert Threshte Reid
Fierce legal battle as Packers go on trial in Chicago
The Packers face indictment for Sherman act violations and conspiracy to monopolize. United States Judge Bethea presides as 35 top lawyers defend the Packers while AG Moody Special Assistant Fagin and Morrison's team prosecute. Jury selection precedes evidence on exemption claims tied to Commissioner Garfield.
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Chicago
United States
Bethea
Packers
W. H. Moody
Oliver H. Fagin
Morrison
James A. Garfield
Better Corn Campaign Aids Indiana Seed Plan Train Schedule
Indiana to host a special corn train in late December with Purdue aligned experts to teach seed selection and care. Led by L W Henley, the route runs Indianapolis to Laporte Muncie Rushville Tipton and Ambia with 30 minute stops and big night meeting in Tipton.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Holden
Iowa
Purdue Experiment Station
Laporte
Muncie
Rushville
Tipton
Ambia
L. W. Henley
Toll of the Great Lakes Death Toll Hits Records
Figures from the Lake Marine news bureau show 215 lives lost on the Great Lakes this season the highest since steel vessels dominated lake traffic. Of these 116 fell in the three great autumn storms. In 1904 only 49 lives were lost, with just two from shipwrecks.
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Great Lakes
Chicago
Lake Marine News Bureau
Lakes
Bishops in Ireland Urge End to Emigration
Catholic leaders in Ireland, led by Cardinal Logue and Bishop Sheehan, issue a circular read in churches nationwide warning the younger generation about emigration. The appeal stresses dangers for all and especially warns girls traveling to the United States, urging people not to be swayed.
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Dublin
Catholic Bishops of
Ireland
Cardinal Logue
Sheehan
Waterford
United States
Forgery Charged in Chicago Swindle Case
Samuel N Hoffheimer, charged with swindling the firm of W Straus & Co out of 256000, was arraigned before Justice Cochrane and the case continued to Thursday after testimony. Nelson Morris the packer testified, shown three checks for 80526 86693 and 25439 all purporting to be drawn by Union Cotton Seed Co and payable by Mr Morris.
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Chicago
Vec
Samuel N. Hoffheimer
W. Straus & Co
Cochrane
Nelson Morris
Packer
Union Cottonseed Company
Morris
Edwin Morris
Alice Roosevelt Receives Gifts From Orient Trip
The valuable presents and trophies from Miss Alice Roosevelt’s Orient journey have now been placed in her possession. They arrived about five weeks ago and underwent examination and appraisal, completed yesterday. A White House messenger paid the duty, and twenty seven boxes were delivered by a big express van to the White House for unpacking that began immediately.
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Washington
Alice Roosevelt
Orient
White House
Love Disappointment Leads Cory Dunn to Strychnine
Delphi Indiana reports Miss Cory Dunn twenty died by self poisoning in despair over a broken romance. The 20 year old took strychnine causing death and circumstances surround the incident in the town.
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Delphi
Ind
Cory Dunn
Jury returns first degree murder verdict in Beckner case
In Crawfordsville Indiana the jury finds John James guilty of the murder of Pawel Beckner and fixes the sentence at life imprisonment.
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Crawfordsville
Ind
John James
Pawel Beckner
Cracksmen Routed In Bank Robbery Near Fairland
A bank safe was blown open by four robbers in Fairland Indiana as residents rushed out after an early morning explosion. A gun battle ensued with more than twenty shots fired before the robbers escaped empty handed and no money was taken.
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Fairland
Ind
Robert Smith
Rioters Attack Budapest News Offices Amid Suffrage Clash
In Budapest last night workers assaulted the Budapest Hirlap offices breaking windows and wrecking the press room. The composing room staffs of seven newspapers struck over universal suffrage, leaving papers unable to print.
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Budapest
Fate of Miss Rhoades to be decided by state board
In Indianapolis on December 11 the board of state charities holds the fate of Miss Emily E. Rhoades, superintendent of the girls industrial school and women's prison. A decision is not expected soon as a stenographic report of the lengthy inquiry must be prepared first.
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Indianapolis
Emily E. Rhoades
Girls’ Industrial School
Woman’s Prison
Board of State Charities
Consul General Urges Execution in Missionary Murders
Julius L. Lay the American consul general at Canton declares after investigating the five Presbyterian missionaries killed at Lienchau, Canton province that the murderers must be executed before the inquiry commission departs.
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Hong Kong
Julius L. Lay
Canton
China
Lienchau
Ohmer Death Under Suspected Foul Play in Barn
Shelbyville Indiana December 9 Coroner Bass has begun a post mortem examination on Michael Ohmer a wealthy farmer found dead in his barn. Authorities say there is suspicion Ohmer was the victim of foul play.
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Shelbyville
Ind
Bass
Michael Ohmer
Ohmer
Early date set for royal wedding celebration
London reports an early date fixed for the magnificent marriage of King Alfonso to Princess Ama of Battenburg. The notice signals a major royal event with wide public interest and anticipated ceremonies.
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London
Alfonso
Princess Ama
Battenburg
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