Morgan unveils $180 million canal fund plan in new bill
Senator Morgan introduces a rewritten interoceanic canal bill proposing an $180,000,000 fund, a $5,000,000 immediate appropriation, a treasury division and a canal board with a five year term, plus a military guard and multiple engineer divisions. Lodge discusses Hay Pauncefote treaty provisions as ratification nears. House considers Miss Stone’s release. debates on Christian Science healing and prayer conclude with a letter from Clarence A. Buskirk defending the faith.
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Washington
Morgan
Alabama
Senate
Congress
Treasury Department
Secretary of War
Committee On Interoceanic Canal
Editor Defends Christian Science Teachings Against Editorial
A reader urges The Elkhart Daily Truth to publish a sympathetic response to an editorial on Christian Science. The letter argues lecturers teach belief for humanity’s good, questions the claim God is not involved in healing, and cites Jesus’ healing works as a mandate to continue spiritual healing.
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Jesus
Father
God
Christendom
Grand Humanitarian Mission
Clarence A. Buskirk
Elkhart Daily
Truth
Ewing
Judge Ewing
Luther
A Million Voices Thankful for Cure by New Discovery
Homer Hall of West Point Iowa credits Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption with curing his obstinate cough after physicians thought he was doomed. He now weighs 227 pounds and reports complete recovery. Price 50 cents and 1.00 dollars. Trial bottles free at House Worth Bros.
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Homer Hall
West Point
Dr. King
Houseworth Bros
Bonine defense nears closing in fatal shooting trial
The Bonine defense wrapped its case and is expected to submit to the jury Thursday evening or Friday morning. Medical experts testified the chest wound on Ayres came from close range, with witnesses stating shots were fired when the pistol was five to eight inches from the body.
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Washington
Bonine
S Iince Medical
Sterling Ruffin
Ayres
Carr
Bovee
Railroad assessment dispute over Chicago elevated lines
Springfield declares Metropolitan West Side and South Side elevated railways in Chicago will be reassessed by state board of equalization. The railroad committee rules local assessments void since these companies are incorporated under the general railroad act. Courts will decide which assessment stands.
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Springfield
Jil
State Board of Equalization
West Side Elevated
Chicago
General Railroad Act
Ship subsidy bill aims to make mail service American
Senator Frye introduced a four-title ship subsidy bill to replace older schemes. It tightens classification, extends contracts to fifteen years, and links subsidies to national defense and American maritime interests. The bill, stressing a pure American system, was sent to the Committee on Commerce.
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Washington, D. C
Frye
United States
Mnsit
Great Britain
Roosevelt
Gage
Secretary of the Treasury
Committee On Commerce
Hale
Navy
Mr. Perkins
Whitehead Offered New York Merchandise Appraiser Post
Washington December 11 after a cabinet meeting it was said George T Whitehead the present collector of customs for Porto Rico received an offer to become the merchandise appraiser at the port of New York replacing Wilbur F Wake man who was asked to resign.
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Ofer
GTY
Roosevelt to Spend Christmas in Virginia With General Johnson
President Roosevelt will visit General Bradley T. Johnson of Virginia for Christmas. He will be accompanied by his wife and children and miss Washington for two or three days.
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Roosevelt
Washington
Trec
Bradley T. Johnson
Virginia
Empress Delivers News on Mongolian Rebel Plans
The Empress of India reports Prince Tuan and General Tung Fu Hsiang plotting a rebellion in Mongolia. They aim to seize Shen Shi to raid China and capture Pekin. Insurgents buy mules, recruit troops, and arm up to 100000 Kensu and Mongol fighters. Alashan brings 20000 horsemen to their cause.
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Tuan
Tung
Victoria
Dee
India
Orient
Tung Fu Hsiang
Mongolia
Shen Shi
China
Pekin
Alashan
Dr Reed Attacks Gen Brooke at Banquet in Marion
Dr Charles A L Reed of Cincinnati, retiring president of the American Medical Association, accused General Brooke of重大 missteps in Florida during the Spanish American War. He warned future historians will call it Brooke’s blunder noting 1000 deaths from preventable diseases and 12000 invalidations.
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Reed
Brooke
Marion
Charles A L. Reed
Cincinnati
American Medical Association
Northern Pass
Florida
Calcutta
Two Horsewhippings Highlight Chicago Justice Courts
In Chicago two horsewhippings dominated the county courts. Milk dealer George Mathkorn fled a relentless attack by Mrs. Rudolph Ulrich after circling yards with a whip and abandoning his milk wagon. On the South Side Frank Lyons showed welts claimed his father in law inflicted them and suggested domestic strains.
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Chicago
Justice Courts
Harlem
George Mathkorn
Rudolph Ulrich
Frank Lyons
Large U.S. Post Offices See November Receipts Rise
Washington reports the gross postal receipts of the fifty largest post offices in November rose by 482 018 dollars from a year earlier, an overall gain of over 11 percent. Notable increases include New York 16 Philadelphia 17 Chicago 8 Boston 6 St Louis 13 Cincinnati 13 Brooklyn 3 San Francisco 12 and Pittsburgh 22.
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Washington
United States
New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
Boston
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
San Francisco
Pittsburg
Despondent Breadwinner Slays Family Then Self in Calumet
In Calumet Michigan on December 11 John Kinonen of Copper Falls killed his wife with a throat slash and injured a 16 year old son and a younger son before cutting his own throat. Kinonen died at once while the family members survive in serious condition.
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Calumet
Mich
John Kinonen
Copper Falls
Kinonen
Alcohol a Muscle Food, Scientist Says
Before the biological section of the New York Academy of Sciences at the Chemists' club Prof. F. S. Lee of the College of Physicians and Surgeons said certain alcohol proportions are essentially a muscle food and can boost results beyond normal conditions.
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New York
New York Academy of Sciences
Chemists’ Club
F. S. Lee
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Citizens to Track Footpads in Hawkins Murder Case
Lexington Kentucky December 11 Fay ette county bar calls for mass meeting of citizens to track down the footpad killers of J N Hawkins who was shot at midnight last Saturday and lynching mood is described if suspects are caught
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Lexington
Fayette County
J. N. Hawkins
Governor orders arbitration in unresolved strike
Gov Dockery returns from Rich Hill without settlement. He orders the state board of arbitration to investigate the dispute while the coal company refuses to arbitrate. Three strike leaders are under arrest in St Louis, Missouri.
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St. Louis
Dockery
Rich Hill
State Board of Arbitration
Fire erupts in Pennsylvania Big Lick mine
Fire broke out last night in the Big Lick mine between Lykens and Williamstown, halting work for several hundred miners. The blaze, owned by Lickens Valley Coal Company, remains burning and threatens downtime in the prolific Lykens area.
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Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
Big Lick
Lykens
Williamstown
Lickens Valley Coal Company
New York Embezzler Arrested in Buenos Aires Return
Detective Sergeant McCafferty reports arrival in Liverpool with William Hoeppner who was arrested in Buenos Aires on embezzlement charges. Hoeppner allegedly stole between $30 000 and $40 000 from the A. W. W. Faber company.
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New York
McCafferty
Liverpool
William Hoeppner
Buenos
Ayres
Hoeppner
A. W.W. Faber Company
Likely Transvaal loan proposed for next budget
Birmingham reports that Sir Michael Hicks Beach the chancellor of the exchequer is likely to propose a guaranteed Transvaal loan of 15 million pounds in the next budget to aid English taxation.
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Birmingham
Eng
Michael Hicks- Beach
Transvaal
St. Louis reports record year in bank clearings
St Louis Missouri on December 11 notes the city closes the year with bank clearings 500 million dollars higher than any previous year, signaling unprecedented financial activity. The figure reflects strong trade and growing urban prosperity as 1920s indicators rise.
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St. Louis
Japan Asks Extradition of Francis Mayer
Washington reports a formal extradition request has been received for Francis Mayer born in England and naturalized in New York. Mayer is charged with forging a debenture for the Yokohama Steam bound line.
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Japan
Washington
Francis
Se. Mayer
New York
Date Set for Coronation of King Edward II
London reports a Privy Council session fixed June 26, 1902, as the coronation date for King Edward. It also states Parliament will convene January 16.
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London
Privy Council
Edward
Deportation Order Confirmed for Sixto Lopez Secretary
The Supreme Court confirms deportation of Sixto Lopez's secretary Patterson after denying habeas corpus. Manila reports indicate Patterson refused the oath of allegiance to the United States. In Iloilo Panay elections, the fusion and American tickets were elected with soldiers voting under the constitutional code.
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Lipa
Supreme Court At
Manila
Sixto Lopez
Twentieth Infantry
Labo
Camarines
Sechrist
McGeary
Huff
Bell
Batangas
Nagpartian
Ilocos
United States
Iloilo
Panay
Woman Dies Saving Grandchild in Open Grate Fire
Washington Ind Dec 11 Mrs Eli Clark of Oden was burned to death while trying to save her granddaughter from a fire sparked by an open grate. The child’s clothing ignited as the flames spread during a visit to her son E Clark in Green county.
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Washington, Ind
Eli Clark
Oden
E. Clark
Green County
Boon Granted Russian Students
St. Petersburg December 11 General Vannovsky minister of education introduces a system allowing university students to elect representatives to speak on their behalf and present grievances to the authorities.
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St. Petersburg
Vannovsky
Alliance unlikely endangers Vienna depth of dispute
Fragmentary report notes Franco German alliance prospects doubtful as Vienna weighs serious attention to a recent speech by M Massa Baum in the French chamber of deputies and the potential impact on Austrian papers.
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Vienna
M. _Massabaum
Depu
Executor appointed for Eleonora Dunbar in Elkhart County
State of Indiana Elkhart County notice announces Wallace Palmer named as executor of Eleonora Dunbar deceased applicant. The estate is described as solvent with Perry L. Turrer as attorney. Case file 32-19-26.
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Indiana
Elkhart County
Eleonora Dunbar
Wallace Palmer
Perry L. Turrer
Elkhart County Executor Appointed for John Moore
Notice states that the order signed has appointed and qualified Walter S. Hazelton as executor of the last will and testament of John Moore, deceased, in Elkhart County Indiana. Perry L. Turner is the attorney. 12-19-26.
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State of
Indiana
Elkhart County
John Moore
Walter S. Hazelton
Perry L. Turner
Lives with Stitches in Heart
Eli Daniels a black roustabout from the steamer City of Chester is convalescing at the city hospital after a stabbing in Chester Illinois. Dr H L Nietert the hospital superintendent sewed the wound and reports Daniels is recovering well and nearly on the road to recovery.
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St. Louis
Eli Daniels
City Hospital
Daniels
City of
Chester
Tll
H. L. Nietert
Writ of habeas corpus issued for Albert T. Patrick
New York December 10 a writ of habeas corpus was issued for the production of Albert T Patrick in the Supreme Court on Wednesday. The petition claims Patrick, accused of killing William Marsh Rice, is illegally detained. It says the original charge was forgery with high bail, Patrick offered security, and the district attorney then changed the charge to murder.
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New York
Albert T. Patrick
Supreme Court
Patrick
William Marsh Rice
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