General Strike Called To Begin Thursday Noon In Russia
A nationwide strike in Russia begins Thursday at noon, approved by the Union of Unions and the workmen councils in St. Petersburg and Moscow. Rail workers pledge to halt all lines. the government warns of arrests under a new strike law. In Tukum mobs killed 340, leaving Riga as a safe area.
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St. Petersburg
Russia
Union of Unions
Union of Peasants
General Railway Union
Councils of Workmen
Moscow
Durnovo
Malva
Witte
Douma
Tukum
Courtland
Stettin
Prussia
Riga
Baltic
Linovitch
Manchuria
Fire devastates Shonk Lithographic plant. one dies
A two story fire at the Charles W. Shonk Lithographic Sign company on Wood and Park streets killed Lieut. Henry Bassett of engine company No. 40 as a wall collapsed. About twenty factory girls on the upper floor narrowly escaped. Four workers were injured as the six story building housing half a block burned within two hours. Loss is about $60,000.
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Chicago
Wood and
Park Streets
Charles W. Shonk Lithographic Sign Company
Henry Bassett
Engine Company No. 40
Banker Snyder Pleads Guilty in Olin Banking Case
Ananiosa Louisiana December 20 The trial of BW Snyder the Olin banker ended at noon Tuesday as the defendant changed his plea to guilty. He faced charges of fraudulent banking and receiving deposits while insolvent. The state dropped all other cases. Judge Preston will sentence him the day after Christmas.
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Ananiosa
BW. Snyder
Preston
Suspect Arrested in Galesburg Murder Case
A man believed to be George Lynch was captured in Quincy Illinois in the railroad yards. He admits his identity but refuses to confess to the Tuesday morning shooting of William Seibert and will be taken to Galesburg for further steps.
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Caudit
Quincy
George Lynch
William Seibert
Galesburg
Bank Robbery Shocks Udell Town In Appanoose County
Des Moines reports that the State Bank of Udell in Appanoose County was blown by robbers. About $600 was taken from the safe. Udell lies roughly sixty miles southeast of Des Moines.
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Iowa
Des Moines
State Bank
Udell
Appanoose County
Robibera
Bedford Bank Runs Secure Support as Depositors Stay
A slight run on Bedford National Bank in Bedford Indiana prompted officials led by president John R. Walsh to prepare for emergencies. Sufficient gold was on hand to cover all deposits and crowding depositors were urged to keep funds in the bank. After two hours the run subsided as others deposited funds and declined outside help.
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Bedford Bank
Bedford
Ind
Bedford National Bank
John R. Walsh
Chicago
Holdings of Road Valuable in Southern Indiana
Terre Haute Ind Dec 20 The terminals of the Southern Indiana road in Terre Haute are valued at 1 000 000 to 1 250 000. John R Walsh paid high prices for the land though it is worth 50 per cent more than the purchase price A bell road of ten miles cost him 500 000 Though completed a year ago it was used by other roads only recently due to terms The Chicago division of the Southern Indiana news building had been looked forward to as relief from coal blockades for Chicago Last week trains of coal were sent over it and delivered to Clover Leaf as far north as Humrick Illinois
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Terre Haute
Ind
John R. Walsh
Chicago
Southern Indiana Newsbuilding
Indiana
Humrick
Ill
Mayor Bidaman Fires Police Commissioners in Saloon Row
Terre Haute Indiana December 20 Mayor Bidaman removes three police commissioners after they publicized his letters urging saloonkeepers be allowed to stay open after hours. The commissioners deem his action willful crime and refuse to be complicit. City ministers assemble to pursue prosecution under a new law alleging he pressured sworn officers to violate their oaths.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Bidaman
City Ministers’ Association
To Put Lid on Hammond
Indianapolis announces T E Knotts Joseph J Ruff and George Pearson appointed police commissioners for Hammond They met Governor Hanly and endorsed his closed town policy promising strict law enforcement Knotts is Hammond mayor’s brother and said Hammond would be a closed town hereafter
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Hammond
Indianapolis
Ind
T. E. Knotts
Joseph J. Ruff
George Pearson
Hanly
Elder Pokorski shoots son over arranged Hammond wedding
In Hammond Indiana on December 20 a 78 year old man used a revolver to shoot his son John Pokorski after objecting to his upcoming marriage. Mrs Pokorski wrestled the weapon away as a second shot was about to be fired. The son punched by the elder prompted the confrontation and the shooting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sen. Hammond
Ind
John Pokorski
Hammond
Two Women Fatally Struck By Train Near Cottage Grove
In Connersville Indiana on December 20 a passenger train on the Chicago Cincinnati and Louisville railroad struck and fatally injured Mrs John Pultz 42 and Miss Jennie Holland 17 while walking toward Cottage Grove station. Doctors said there was no hope for recovery.
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Badiy
Connersville
Ind
Cottage Grove
Here
John Pultz
Jennie Holland
Chicago, Cincinnati & Louisville
Indiana Postmaster Appointments Listed
Washington D C December 19 The following Indiana postmasters have been named Princeton Arthur P Twineham Pendleton Calvin F Brown Tipton Marvin W Pershing Martinsville William W Kennedy Elwood Weldon A Finch Covington Fletcher W Boyd Indianola Miss W B Martin
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Indiana
Washington, D. C
Princeton
Arthur P. Twineham
Pendleton
Calvin F. Brown
Tipton
Marvin W. Pershing
Martinsville
William W. Kennedy
Elwood
Weldon A. Finch
Covington
Fletcher W. Boyd
Indianola
W. B. Martin
Receiver for Concern in South Bend Placed Kaestner Mfg in receivership
On complaint by a bonding company the Charles A Kaestner Manufacturing company builders of gasoline motors and mining engines was placed in the hands of a receiver. The plaintiff seeks to recover an indebtedness of 130000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Bend
Ind
Charles A. Kaestner Manufacturing Company
Heiress Maude Heinzman Inherits $25,000 From Nottingham Bequest
Miss Maude E. Heinzman of Mishawaka Ind. has been informed by a Nottingham England court that she is the heiress to $25,000 bequeathed by her grandmother Mrs Sophia Cattell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mishawaka
Ind
Maude E. Heinzman
Nottingham
England
Sophia Cattell
John L. Woodmansee Dies at 73 in Laporte Spiritualist Leader
Laporte Indiana December 20 John L Woodmansee a prominent Indiana spiritualist died Tuesday at age 73. He was a well known figure in local spiritualist circles for decades.
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Laporte
Ind
John L. Woodmansee
Indiana
Walsh Banks Faces Federal and State Action Over Failures
Financial collapse of John R. Walsh institutions prompts federal and state probes. Comptroller Ridgely prepares a detailed report for President Roosevelt while prosecutions are considered. Depositors receive over 5 million through the clearing house as investigations unfold.
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Chicago
John R. Walsh
Roosevelt
Bosworth
Chicago National Bank
Chicago National and Home Savings
Morrison
Healy
Walsh
Ridgely
Washington
Washington Life president testifies on reforms and loans
John Tatlock, named president in December 1904 after a state inspection led to reorganization, tells the legislative insurance committee about reforms such as abolishing cash surrender values and eliminating loan features. He argues loans defer surrender and says the company funds no political contributions beyond a retainer previously paid to W. S. Walker.
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New York
Washington Life Insurance Company
Legislative Insurance Investigating Committee
John Tatlock
Tatlock
State Insurance Department
Washington Life
W. S. Walker
Chicago
Walker
Crawford found guilty in post office satchel contract case
The jury convicts William G. Crawford former deputy auditor for the post office department of conspiracy with August W. Machen and George H. Lorenz to defraud the United States over a contract for supplying letter carriers satchels and straps. Counsel plans a new trial and Crawford is released on a $10,000 bond.
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Washington
William G. Crawford
Post Office Department
August W. Machen
George HB. Lorenz
United States
Crawford
Charter Forfeited Over Imperial Trust Company
The New Jersey Supreme Court under Justice Jonathan Dixon forfeited the charter of the Imperial Trust company in Jersey City. Banking examiner Larne Vredenburgh testified the firm had no assets despite claiming a surplus of 800000 dollars, and it had guaranteed stock and bonds of western firms on commission.
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New York
Imperial Trust Company
New Jersey Supreme Court
Jonathan Dixon
Jersey City
New Jersey State Examiner of Banking and Insurance
Larne Vredenburgh
Volcano in Action Mount Matatutu erupts with lava flows
Honolulu reports Mount Matatutu on Saval i island in Samoa has intensified with lava covering 30 square miles and a 12 mile wide stream pouring into the sea. The eruption sends lava 1,200 feet high as natives flee the region.
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Honolulu
Ventura
Australia
Ada Davis Acquitted in Newark Homicide Trial
The jury found Ada Davis not guilty of shooting and killing her lover John Hammond, a bartender, last September. Courtroom cheers arose as the verdict was read amid disputed evidence Hammond had abused Miss Davis.
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Newark
Ada Davis
John Hammond
Hammond
Miss Davis
Trains Collide On Harlem Elevated Tracks
Two crowded passenger trains on the New York Central line collided near One Hundred and Tenth Street in Harlem. One man, J. J. Knapp of New Rochelle, was killed and about 40 others were seriously injured.
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New York
New York Central
Hudson River Railroad
One Hundred and Tenth Street
Harlem
J. J. Knapp
New Rochelle
La Follette Resigns Governor Post to Seek Senate
Gov. Robert M. La Follette announces resignation of the Wisconsin governorship to take effect January 1, 1906, to accept a U.S. Senate seat. A special session adjourns sine die after passing 17 bills, with investigations into insurance firms and the state university.
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Madison
Wis
la Follette
United States
Wisconsin
Robert M. LA Folletteh
Frear
Roebrang Rummell
Ekern
Braddock
Beedle
Potter
State University
Patten
Kreutzner
McGregor
Donald
Fred Peterson
Sturtevant
Davidson
Bank Quits Business in Wabash After 27 Years
The Citizens' Bank of Wabash Indiana owned by James McCrea passes out of existence on Tuesday after 27 years. Deposits declined from 260000 to about 80000 as business became unprofitable. McCrea's illness led to liquidation with assets deemed good and depositors paid in full on demand. The bank had paid eight to twelve percent dividends for years.
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Wabash
Ind
Citizens’ Bank
James McCrea
McCrea
Held for Murder in Chicago Thirteenth Ward Club Case
After over five hours the coroner's jury found George Gill Roberts should be presented to the grand jury for the murder of John V. Kopf at the Thirteenth ward republican club election on November 8. Senator Frank C. Farnum was not held and his name was not in the verdict.
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Chicago
John V. Kopf
Thirteenth Ward
George Gill Roberts
Frank C. Farnum
Dr King's New Discovery Promises Quick Cough Relief
A testimonial extols Dr King s New Discovery as prompt relief for coughs colds sore throat and bronchitis claiming it cured consumption stages and prevented pneumonia. Sold at Houseworth Bros drug store with 50c and 1 00 per bottle and trial bottles free.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
Houseworth Bros
Allen
No Secret About It Arica Salve Promoted by Drug Store
An advertisement touts Bnek ten's Arica Salve as effective for cuts burns ulcers fever sores and sore eyes. A reader from Hope Texas D L Gregory claims quick cure for a bad sore and recommends the product sold at Housworth Bros. drug store for 25 cents.
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Bnekten
O. K
D. L. Gregory
Hope
Tex
fHlouseworth Bros. Drug Store
Dynamite Blast Kills Three Men in Fifth Avenue Excavation
A dynamite explosion during drilling for a new building near Fifth Avenue and Thirty Fourth Street killed three laborers and seriously injured seven others. Fragments scattered over hundreds of feet as bystanders from the Waldorf Astoria evacuate. Superintendents Jacob Metzger and Frank Anderson were arrested for criminal negligence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Fifth Avenue
Thirty-fourth Street
Waldorf Astoria Hotel
East Thirty-fourth Street
Jacob Metzger
Post & McCord
Frank Anderson
O’rourke Construction Company
Bank Robbers Blow Safe In Baldwin Ill
Four robbers blew open the bank safe in Baldwin Illinois a town 45 miles southeast of St Louis. A street battle with citizens followed. the robbers fled in a rubber tired buggy. About 2500 dollars in currency and 1000 dollars in silver were damaged or destroyed. A posse with bloodhounds pursues the robbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baldwin, Ill
St. Louis
Gas pit deaths shock Youngstown workers
William Moore and Elmer Waldron both suffocated in a Mahoning Gas Fuel Co pit on Mahoning avenue at noon Tuesday while entering to perform repairs. Waldron is identified as an employee of the company.
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Youngstown, O
William Moore
Elmer Waldron
Mahoning Gas Fuel Company
Mahoning Avenue
Highwaymen Kill Two Men Near Diaz Mexico
Two Philadelphia men, S Rutherford and Murray, were killed Monday night by highwaymen on a ranch at Diaz in Chihuahua Mexico near El Paso. The victims were identified as visitors from Philadelphia.
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el Paso
Tex
Sutherford and
Murray
Philadelphia
Diaz
Chihuahua
Mexico
Dr. Woods Norway Pine Syrup Promoted for Children
The product is pitched as especially suited for children and soothing for throat and lung diseases. It is described as the remedy of all remedies for these conditions.
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Law
Stead
Accounts McCullough
Cook County
Deneen
Springfield
Blocks
McGann
Chicago National and Home Savings Banks
Mr. Ridgely
Chicago National
Clearing House
Pennsylvania Toad
Indiana Southern
John J.mitchell
Illnois Trust and Savings Bank
Clearing House Association
Pennsylvania
John J. Mitchell
Johnn. Walsh
Chicago Clearing House
National Bank Examiner
Home Savings Bank
THE
Insurance Committee
Senate
New York City
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