Capitol Opens Short Session After Memorial For Senator Allison
Washington December 7 House Speaker Joseph G Cannon presided as both chambers opened a brief session to honor the memory of the late Senator Allison of Town. Albert B Cummins was sworn in as his successor and leaders Hepburn Landis Overstreet Williams and Clark drew attention in the wake of election changes. The joint session will hear the president's message tomorrow before organizing for work.
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Allison
Thority
House of Representatives
Senate
Fairbanks
Town
Albert B. Cummins
Hepburn
Landis
Overstreet
Indiana
John Sharp Williams
Mississippi
Representatives
House
Champ Clark
Democrats
Baseball factions map grievances to national commission
The Eastern league and American association heads met in Buffalo to decide demands to the national commission. They appointed a committee to present grievances of smaller magnates. The committee includes Pat Powers Ned Hanlon C T Chapin Walter O Mara for the Eastern league and President O'Brien George Tebeau W H Watking C S Havener for the American association.
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Elkhart Daily Review
National Commission
Eastern League
American Association
Buffalo
Pat Powers
Ned Hanlon
C. T. Chapin
Walter O'Mara
O’brien
George Tebeau
England shields Yankees at target practice amid Nanking uprising
Reports from Pekin say Americans in the Yangtse-Miang area are angered by withdrawal of gunboats to Manila for target practice, leaving Americans unprotected during the Nanking insurrection. American consul general William Martin appealed to the British representative to safeguard American interests.
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Nanking
Pekin
Yang-tse-Miang
Manila
William Martin
Davis Trial Nears End As Defense Expected To Close
Omaha December 7. It is expected that the defense in the trial of Charles F. Davis will close today. He is charged with killing Dr. Frederick Austin. The state may offer additional testimony to counter evidence that Davis was in his apartments before the physician was found dead.
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Omaha
Charles F. Davis
Frederick Austin
Davis
Shoot Wifes Admirer Kills Brother In Law Behind Barred Door
Hemlock Ohio December 7 Constable Benjamin Turner was shot and killed by James Cochran Cochran found his home locked broke down a door saw Mrs Cochran and Turner He opened fire with his first shot ending the constable s life Turner was father of four and his widow was Cochran s sister Chicago Has Man with a Conscience Washington December 7 The secretary of the treasury received a conscience contribution of twelve 100 bills from an unknown Chicago donor
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Hemlock
Benjamin Turner
James Cochran
Cochran
Chicago
Washington
Secrtary of the Treasury
National Commission To Consider Minor League Demands
New York December 7 The national baseball commission met to settle demands of the Eastern League and the American Association for a larger share in the government of clubs that operate in rational play. The meeting is expected to influence major decisions on governance of the leagues.
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National Commission
New York
National Baseball Commis
Ion
Eastern League
American Association
Fight to Stay Voting Probe Rockets in Chicago
In Chicago, December 7, a clash mounts between Cook county politicians and a voting fraud probe after a special grand jury warned of possible indictments. The election board defends its conduct, saying the grand jury overstepped and commented on unknown matters, while President Cannon rails against the criticism and asserts they provided most evidence for indictments. Several higher-tier politicians are tied to the broader fraud inquiry.
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Chicago
Cook County
Special Grand Jury
Board of Election Commissioners
Whch
Grand Jury
Election Board
Abel Bach
Cannon
John C. Cannon
Skating Party Drowns In Ice as Children Die
Three children die on thin ice in the Boston area and Methuen. Ethel Anderson, eleven, and Martha Anderson, ten, drown in a Northeaston pond while George Stack Jr. and Arthur Stack drown in Mystic pond. A botanist and companion drown in Potomac rapids. four die in Wisconsin, with Mabel Brown rescued.
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Boston
Ethel
Charles Anderson
Martha
John Anderson
Northeaston
Methuen
George Stack, Jr
Arthur
Mystic Pond
Janesville
Wis
Harl Cooper
Harvey Richardson
Violet Blivins
Fannie Bligins
Lake Koshkonong
Mabel Brown
Bike record broken in six day race in New York
Francis Faber of France crashed during a sprint in the six day race but escaped with bruises as his teammate La Fourcade covered the distance. After three hours the group rode 73 miles 3 laps, new record surpassing the 1900 mark by Elkes and MacFarland. Butt of Germany led the bunch at hour three.
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New York
Francis Faber
France
la Fourcade
Elkes and MacFarland
Butt
Germany
Kaufman After Winner Cables Challenge to Burns and Johnson
Billy Delaney, maker of the champions, cabled a challenge from San Francisco to the Burns Johnson winner in Sydney Australia. He believes his discovery, Al Kaufman, is ready to challenge for the heavyweight title.
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Burns and Johnson
San Francisco
Billy Delaney
Burns-Johnson
Sydney
Australia
al Kauffman
Gas poisoning deaths of two women and a banker
In Columbus, Victor Wentz cashier of First National Bank Canal Dover and Miss Alice Holliger were found dead at Bellwood Inn from gas asphyxiation. Coroner Murdy ruled open stove gas caused death. Separate report from Harrisburg, Virginia notes Mabel Van Buskirk and Elya James found asphyxiated in their rooms, police suspect self-inflicted death.
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Columbus
Victor Wi Wentz
First National Bank of
Canal Dover
Alice Holliger
Marshall Avenue
Uhrichsville
Bellwood Inn
Murdy
Wentz
Harrisburg
Mabel van Buskirk
Elya James
Burnham
Mail for Frozen North Departs Under Royal Northwest Mounted Police Escort
The Arctic mail, escorted by the Royal Northwest Mounted Police in scarlet tunics and buffalo coats, left Edmonton for the icy north. The three months’ journey covers over two thousand miles with several dog teams carrying heavy sacks to Lac Le Biche Fort McPherson Fort Resolution and Herschel Island.
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Royal Northwest Police
Winnipeg
Man
Royal Northwest Mounted Police
Edmonton
Alberta
Lac le Biche
Fort McPherson
Fort Resolution
Herschel Island
Chicago diamond gang busted in Winnipeg heist
Four men and one woman accused diamond robbers from Chicago were arrested in Winnipeg while attempting to rob a jeweler. The woman and a man were in the vault as a dealer inspected jewels when a large bogus stone replaced a genuine diamond. The group held Chicago pawn tickets and a trunk with thousands of dollars in jewelry was seized.
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Winnipeg
Man
Chicago
Coghlan's Funeral Set With Military Honors
Admiral Joseph B. Coghlan will be escorted to Washington for his funeral in Arlington with military honors after a brief illness. The body will be transported tomorrow for services on Wednesday. Kaiser Donates Bell for New York Church Celebration.
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New Rochelle
N. Y
Joseph B. Coghlan
Washington
Arlington
Kaiser
New York
Hair stealing offer echoes an old street tale
A Houston Post snippet recounts a quip about trading a quarter for a lock of a sister’s hair and a boast of knowing where she “hangs it nights,” reflecting vintage urban slang and sensational tone.
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Johnny
Houston Post
Putty Case Settled Between Holland and County Board
Final settlement of the 1887 Cook County Illinois paint and putty case reached by Harry Holland and the county board. The agreement sets the total at 33,500 dollars, vs the original 151,000 dollar contract.
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Cook County
Ilinois
Board of 1887
Chicago
Vec
Holland
Cook County Board of Commissioners
Board of County Commissioners
Harry Holland
Wayward Girl Elopes Evading Return to Institution
Hazel Smith, seventeen, daughter of a prominent Dixon family, fled Geneva State Home for Girls with Clarion Loomis, nineteen, a Virginian. The couple escaped from William Crook’s farm and headed to Chicago. Loomis’s sister, Mrs. Crook, had helped arrange the attempted return to Geneva.
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Aurora
Jil
Hazel Smith
Dixon
Geneva
Til
Clarion Loomis
William Crook
Chicago
Black Hand Threats Arrested Murphysboro Youth
Will Davis, son of a local farmer near Murphysboro, was arrested as the blackmailer who used Black Hand methods to threaten residents for six months. Among his victims is his own father. a letter was posted and delivered immediately as a demand.
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Murphysboro
Will Davis
Davis
Sherman Governs Today In Dec. 11 Billik Case
Springfield dispatch reports Governor Sherman may decide on a possible execution date for Herman Billik as attorneys seek a prison reprieve. Governor Deneen is away in Washington for the rivers and harbors convention.
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Billik
Springfield
Ill
L. Y. Sherman
Illinois
Deneen
Washington
Sherman
Herman Billik
Prison for Bill Raiser Three Years for Grocer in Leavenworth
Daniel F. Roeder a 30 year old grocer from Streator Ill was sentenced by Judge K M Landis to three years in the government prison at Leavenworth Kan for raising two dollar bills to tens. The notice also mentions the Baptist Music Guild and a church musicales upcoming event with admission ten cents.
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Streator
Chicago
Daniel F. Roeder
Ill
Government
Leavenworth
Kan
K. M. Landis
The
Baptist Music. Guild
Papua Island Name Origin and Colonial History Summary
The term Papua means frizzled in Malay describing local hair. Papua New Guinea likely part of Australia’s mainland origins. Portuguese reportedly discovered it in 1526, with earlier sighting by A Dabreu about 15 years prior. Australia urged England to annex eastern island due to coastal security concerns, leading to a British protectorate in 1884.
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Papua Island
Papua
New Guinea
Australia
A. Dabreu
England
Aged Negro Tortured by Night Riders Threat in Tennessee
Judge W N Spence orders warrants for Frank Adams and John Rodney white men after night riders whip an aging Black man and his family in Camilla Georgia He was nearly lynched by a rope tied to a tree limb before escaping In Trenton Tennessee Colonel R Z Taylor allegedly warned night riders will come for his body dead or alive
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Camilla
W. N. Spence
Frank Adams
John Rodney
Andrew Moore
Miller County
Colonel Taylor
Trenton
Tenn
R. Z. Taylor
Quentin Rankin
Doctor to Try Resussitate Electrocution Victim
County Physician Frank G Scammell plans to attempt resuscitation of the next man electrocuted in New Jersey to challenge the belief electricity does not kill. The condemned John Mantasanna is set to die during the week of December 21.
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Trenton
N. J
Frank G. Scammell
New Jersey
John Mantasanna
Castro Must Apologize Castro Declares He Must Be Punished
Paris reports that if President Castro of Venezuela visits Bordeaux he will be barred from French soil until he issues a formal apology for expelling M. Taigny the French chargé d affaires from Venezuela in 1906. The cabinet kept the decision secret fearing Castro would land in Santand er Spain and that humanitarian needs might require rapid hospital care.
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M. Taigny
Paris
Castro
Venezuela
Bordeaux
France
Santander
Spain
Tiny Cattle on View at National Dairy Show
Chicago readers at the Coliseum enjoy a dairy maids chorus and calf displays alongside prize cattle parades and milking contests. The Kerry-Dexter herd shown by H. P. Crane of St. Charles, Illinois, draws attention as the smallest cattle in the world during the show through December 10.
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Chicago
Coliseum
H. P. Crane
St. Charles
Ill
Amusements Preview Miss Nancy Boyer at Bucklen Theater
The Amusement section notes Miss Nancy Boyer starring at the Bucklen Theater this week with Jack Warburton in the supporting company. Warburton is praised as a popular comedian and the show boasts varied roles from Wyoming to A Bride’s Temptation and includes a wide wardrobe and elaborate scenery under the same management as the American Stock Company.
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Nancy Boyer
Bucklen
Jack
Wyoming
Happie
Queen of Poverty Flats
American Stock Company
Jack Warburton
Rexall Dyspepsia Tablets Promoted In Elkhart Ad
The advertisement claims Rexall Dyspepsia Tablets cure indigestion and dyspepsia without dieting. It promises a free medicine guarantee if unsatisfied and details 25 cent, 45 cent, and 89 cent sizes from House Worth Bros., Elkhart.
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Elkhart
Houseworth Bros
Public Library Declines Unbound Shelves Quip
A culture loving citizen asked for Shelley's Prometheus Unbound at the public library, only to be told with hauteur that the library does not keep any unbound books. The remark echoes a wit about bound volumes and bread brand notes.
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Shelley
Frosty Santa Fe Collision Kills Two in Amarillo
Two people die and many are injured when Santa Fe passenger trains collide near Amarillo Texas. Victims include Ed Maxon of Roswell New Mexico the engineer and J J Smith a mail clerk. Frost blunted braking reducing speed.
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Santa Fe
Amarillo
Tex
Santa Fe Railroad
Ed Maxon
Roswell
N. M
J. J. Smith
Frost
Tax Notice and Local Notices From Elkhart Area
Delinquent state and county taxes for Elkhart city and several townships are payable to Louis M. Simpson at Simpson Abstract office in Elkhart Indiana. A dangerous operation is defined as appendix removal by a surgeon. Dr King’s New Life Pills are advertised with claims of curing various ailments for 25 cents at Houseworth Bros. drug store. Musical entertainment is listed at the Baptist church on December 8 at 7 20 p m. Pyorrhoea treated by Dr C L George dentist.
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Elkhart City
Concord
Bango
Cleveland
Qsolo
Louis M
Simpson
Simpson Abstract
Main Street
Lexington Avenue
Elkhart
Indiana
Charles A. Cropp
Dr. King
Houseworth Bros
Easy When You Know the Class of
A light classroom hint hints that understanding a problem comes from recognizing its category. The note emphasizes how identifying the right framework clarifies method and solution.
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Frozen
Coghlan
Black
the Daily Review
Erudite Librarian
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Switzerland
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C. L. George
B. C. Godfrey @ Sons
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