Brooklyn Lawyer F Chadsey Sentenced For Grand Larceny
F Chadsey a Brooklyn lawyer and orator is sentenced to one year in prison after a tentative grand larceny conviction. Three trainmen died in a boiler explosion on a Reading railroad freight engine between Birdsboro and Joanna Pennsylvania. Direct currency shipments from New York banks to Chicago on Tuesday total about 1.5 million dollars, bringing the weekly sum to around 3 million. Luther Fillmore former South Pacific Coast railroad superintendent has died in Oakland California at age 79. Major Montgomery M McComb US Army who served with the Russian army in the War with Japan has arrived in New York aboard the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse.
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F. Chadsey
Brooklyn
Reading
Birdsboro
Joanna
New York
Chicago
Luther Fillmore
South Pacific Coast Railroad
Oakland
Cal
Mr. Fillmore
United States
Montgomery M. McComb
Japan
Wide World News Briefs From December Headlines
December 21 to 22 items cover Dowie arriving in New York en route to Jamaica. Saussier dead former French army commander. Hattie Moore dies in Bedford. NYSE seat sells for 90000. May Yohe suing for divorce in Berlin. Thomas L. Reilly elected Meriden mayor. Henry Harland dies in Italy cable. poisoning deaths in Bronson. Roosevelt signs 11000000 Panama bill. US diamond imports exceed prior records. Mariposa reports Tahiti rumor US offer of 4000000 to France for island.
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John Alexander Dowie
New York
Jamaica
Felix Gustav Saussier
Hattie Moore
Bedford
Mass
New York Stock Exchange
May Yohe
Francis Hope
Sait
Berlin
Putnam Bradlee Strong
William L. Strong
Thomas L. Reilly
The
Meriden
Conn.) Journal
George M. Curtis
Mr. Curtis
Henry Harland
San Reno
Italy
Davis
Thomas Fulier
Bronson
Mich
Roosevelt
Congress
Panama Canal
United States
San Francisco
Tahiti
France
Island
Notable Obituaries and Plague Quarantine impacts
Saturday notices report the death of Dr John Warner aged 86 in Clinton Illinois. Kobe placed under quarantine amid bubonic plague risk. William J Emmett longtime American Emmett family member and Robert Emmett descendant dies in New Rochelle New York. John N Irwin former minister to Portugal Arizona Idaho Keokuk mayor and business leader dies in Hot Springs Arkansas.
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John Warner
Vespasian Warner
Clinton, Ill
Far
Kobe
William J. Emmett
Emmett
America
Robert Emmett
New Rochelle
N. Y
Dun
John N. Irwin
Portugal
Arizona
Idaho
Keokuk
Hot Springs
Ark
Lawmakers Move Fast as Brownlow Sets Introductory Pace
Representative Brownlow of Tennessee has set a brisk pace in the current session with 347 bills introduced in thirteen days. The National Association of Cement Users will meet January 10 in Columbus, Ohio, after moving from Milwaukee. Arnold Daly has posted $100 bail in New York on charges related to an immoral staging of Mrs. Warren's Profession. A possible consolidation of Manhattan transit lines follows Ryan's sale of Metropolitan Street Railway interests to August Belmont.
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Brownlow
Tennessee
Congress
National Association of Cement Users
Milwaukee
Columbus
Arnold Daly
New York
George Bernard Shaw
Manhattan Island
Thomas F. Ryan
Metropolitan Street Railway
August Belmont
Notable Deaths and Early Wedding News From Various Cities
Frank L. Scott is dead in Colorado Springs from holdup wounds. Mrs. A B Dibble, early National Christian Temperance Union leader, dies in Grass Valley. Matthew P Wood, engineer and author, dies in New York after an illness. A cable dispatch notes plans to send a wedding present to Miss Alice Roosevelt in February. Twin City Rapid Transit announces a pay raise for motormen and conductors affecting about 1 000 men.
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Frank L. Scott
Davie Real Estate Company
Colorado Springs
Colo
A. B. Dibble
National Christian Temperance Union
Frances Willard
Grass Valley
Cal
Matthew Patterson Wood
New York
Alice Roosevelt
Twin City Rapid Transit Company
Santa Claus
Court voids Royal Arcanum increases in member assessments
Justice Gaynor ruled in Brooklyn that the Supreme Council cannot raise rates or alter member assessments from those in effect at admission. The case by James L. Mock and Berkeley council 1954 against the Supreme Council challenged the amendments as void. Witness William O. Robson testified the order holds about 575 million in insurance certificates and cites Massachusetts law on rates with proper procedure.
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New York
Gaynor
Supreme Court
Brooklyn
James L. Mock
Berkeley Council
Royal Arcanum
Supreme Council of the Order
Supreme Council
William O. Robson
The
Supremace Council
Threats of Revolt Amid Moscow Battles and St Petersburg Uprising
Rebels in Moscow battle police and seize arms as leaders plan an uprising in St Petersburg. Reports claim mutinies among troops and barricades reappear after a weekend of fighting. Authorities clamp down, forbidding gatherings and arresting revolutionary leaders while fearing guerrilla strikes if plans proceed.
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St. Petersburg
Moscow
Odell Blames Roosevelt Higgins in Party Wreck Charge
Former New York Republican leader B. B. Odell charged President Roosevelt and Governor Higgins with a deliberate attempt to wreck the party for personal ambitions. He warned that if disaster followed, they would be responsible.
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New York
B. B. Odell
Republican State Committee
Roosevelt
Higgins
Republican Party
China Japan Treaty Draws Open Door to Sixteen Ports
Washington reports in cable details of the Peking treaty in which China leases the Liaotung peninsula to Japan with Port Arthur and Dalny, grants Japan railway control north to Changchin, and opens sixteen Manchurian ports including Harbin to world trade, signaling U S open door victory.
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Washington
China
Japan
Peking
State Department
Liaotung Peninsula
Port Arthur
Dalny
Russia
Changchin
Manchuria
Harbin
United States
Beef Trust Trial Set to Begin January 9 1906
Chicago delegates the conspiracy in restraint of trade case against twenty one persons and corporations to a January 9 1906 trial. The jury of five farmers three real estate dealers two carpenters one stock raiser and one printer will decide if the packers face further charges or are released on immunity grounds linked to Garfield investigation evidence.
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Chicago
Liberal Policy Outlined Opposes Coolie Labor in South Africa
Premier Campbell-Bannerman announces government will halt Chinese coolie imports to South Africa to curb the Kaffir market weakness. Talk of recall or resignation for Lord Kitchener swirls amid Irish questions as Conservatives ready for a home rule battle in the upcoming campaign.
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London
Campbell-Bannerman
Albert Hall
South Africa
Lord Kitchener
India
Lord Curzon
Kedleston
Attorney Convicted In Dodge Marsé Divorce Conspiracy
Abraham H. Hummel, a New York lawyer, was convicted of conspiracy in the Dodge Marsé divorce case. He received one year in prison and a $500 fine, the maximum for the misdemeanor. He was jailed at the Tombs but released on bail after a writ of reasonable doubt was secured.
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New York
Abraham H. Hummel
Dodge-Marsé
Hummel
Tombs
Iba
Judge Woodward
Supreme Court
Brooklyn
Senate Confirms Panama Canal Measures in Conference Report
The Senate and House reached a conference report on the Panama canal emergency appropriation bill with a Senate inserted bond provision and House objections addressed. General debate in both chambers continued as presidents message referrals and confirmations of Isthmian canal commission nominees faced procedural moves and possible voids pending further action.
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Senate—Conference
Senate
House
Linton Market Report and Local Notices
Grain prices at Linton yesterday show Wheat No 1 Northern 98c No 2 95c No 3 89c No 4 85c Durum No 2 1 Flax No 1 91c Oats 25c Barley 28c Potatoes 30c Butter 1c Cream 2c Eggs 20c. Local society notes include visits, Christmas events, births, marriages and public notices from Linton and nearby towns.
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Linton
Short Legislative Session Adopts Jan 4 Adjournment
The house held a ten minute session and adjourned until January 4. Two speeches were approved for the record without delivery. The senate's brief session focused on credentials of Senator Gearin from Oregon, who was sworn in after the death of John H. Mitchell.
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House
Senate
Senator Gearin
Oregon
John H. Mitchell
Gearin
Battle in railway coach ends with three deaths
In Mount Carmel Illinois on December 22 two prisoners in custody for larceny tried to escape a constable. Constable James Kingston and Edward Marshall were wounded and killed, Isaac Marshall died, Edward Marshall fatally wounded. the Marshall brothers had been arrested in Sims Illinois for stealing chickens and held for trial.
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Mount Carmel
James Kingston
Isaac Marshall
Edward Marshall
Marshall Brothers
Sims
Ill
Wayne City
Kingston
Fairfield
Fitzsimmons Falls In Thirteenth Round To O'Brien
In San Francisco on December 21 Robert Fitzsimmons collapsed after the thirteenth round of his bout with Jack O'Brien. Referee Graney awarded the fight to O'Brien as Fitzsimmons, badly cut and exhausted, failed to rise after the bell. The aging champion had fought valiantly but could not endure the final round.
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San Francisco
Robert Fitzsimmons
Jack O’brien
Graney
O’brien
Fitzsimmons
O'Brien
Minneapolis Saloon Robbery Ends in Murder
Charles O. Bader proprietor of the Falls hotel was shot and killed by two masked men who robbed the saloon of about $509 after entering the barroom where four patrons stood. The robbers escaped with cash and remained at large.
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Minneapolis
Charles O. Bader
Falls
Bader
Mr. Bader
Fighting at Moscow Ends Day with Heavy Casualties
Moscow reports continuous artillery and rifle fire. Dragoons burn debris while fighting widens across Trabnols square Sadovia and Karemaia streets. About 500 dead is a moderate estimate with many more injured. gendarmes suffered losses in Karemaia street as rebels were hit by shelling and private houses suspected of hiding fighters were targeted.
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Moscow
Trabnols Square
Sadovia
Karemala
Karemaia
Peirce Named First American Minister to Norway
Washington announces Herbert H. D. Peirce third assistant secretary of state selected as first American minister to Norway. Charles Denby to succeed Peirce as chief clerk. David Thompson, former minister to Brazil, chosen as ambassador to Mexico.
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Washington
Herbert H. D. Peirce
Norway
Charles Denby
Department
Peirce
State Department
David Thompson
Brazil
Mexico
Paris Sees Castro Caracas Dispute Complicate Settlement
Paris officials say Castro’s failure to resume relations with France’s chargé at Caracas may delay a settlement. France seeks Venezuela to withdraw its note declining to deal with M. Taigny, but officials expect no withdrawal and the dispute to continue.
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Paris
Castro
M. Taigny
Caracas
France
Venezuela
Fire destroys six story factory in New York
Hundreds of tenement babies and their toy laden Christmas trees were carried into the street before daylight as a fire near Fifty-eighth Street and Eleventh Avenue threatened several blocks. The six story factory building burned to ashes, with losses estimated at $100,000, but no one was injured.
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New York
Fifty-eighth Street
Eleventh Avenue
Wheat Prices and Quotations in Minneapolis Market
Market report from Minneapolis on December 23 shows wheat quotations for December at 80 percent, May at 85 cents, July at 85 4 cents. On track values include No. 1 hard at 83 3/4 cents, No. 1 Northern at 82 1/2 cents, and No. 2 Northern at 80 1/4 cents.
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Minneapolis
Market Prices for Cattle Hogs and Sheep in St Paul
St Paul market report lists cattle ranges for good to choice steers 4.59 to 5.50, cows and heifers 3.00 to 4.25, calves 3.00 to 5.60. hogs 4.25 to 4.85. yearling wethers 5.50 to 6.00. good to choice lambs 6.50 to 6.75.
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St. Paul
Wheat and Flax Prices for Duluth Market Report
Wheat bids for arrival No 1 Northern 83 cents and No 2 Northern 80 cents on track 83 and 81 when Dec 82 May 85 44 cents Flax prices for arrival and on track vary by month with Dec 107.94 cents Jan 106.146 cents May 119 cents July 112 cents Sept 113 cents per bushel or pound.
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Duluth
Northern
Northern, &le
Three Die After Carriage Hit by Engine in Alma
Alma Kansas December 25 Three persons Chris Anderson his son Morton and his mother in law Mrs L J Woodward of Alta Vista Kan were killed while crossing the railway tracks as their carriage was struck and demolished by an engine in broad daylight.
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Alma
Kan
Chris Anderson
Morton
L. J. Woodward
Altavista
Wheat and livestock prices reported in Chicago market
Chicago market recap lists December wheat at 82 one third cents, May at 87 three quarters. Corn December 44 one half cents old, May 44 and 44 three quarters. Oats December 30 three quarters, May 31 three quarters. Pork January 12.75, May 13.90 dollars. Flax cash Northwestern 1.0814, Southwestern 1.03. Butter creamaries 17 21 cents, dairies 17 20 cents. Eggs 1s 23 cents. Poultry turkeys 14 cents, chickens and springs 9 one quarter cents.
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Chicago
Northwestern
Southwestern
C. Dairies
Memphis Attorney Shot During Christmas Celebration
Memphis Tenn December 26 Frank Poston a leading city attorney was killed when a group of celebrants fired revolvers during a Christmas party. Investigators pursue suspects amid the shooting incident.
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Memphis
Tenn
Frank Poston
Chicago Market Prices for Cattle Hogs and Sheep
Chicago market report lists cattle prices for cows heifers calves and steers with ranges from $1.35 to $7.25 and good to prime steers at $5.25 to $6.50. Hogs show mixed and butcher grades from $4.90 to $5.20 with heavy and rough categories. Sheep range $3.40 to $7.85 with yearlings and lambs noted.
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Chicago
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Workmen's Organizations
Petersburg
Crusina
Nevsky Prospect
Odell
New
York
Coolie
Work OF Congress
Linton Market Report
Fred Heyerman
Westfield
Leader
Bazar and
Hage's Hardware
Messrs
Patter and
Linton Bazar
Messrs. Spaulding and Fraleigh
River Country
Dr. Hogue
Hull
D. Plageemeier
Jacob Liang
Mewing
Herreid
Fred Pratt, Jr
Bazar
Sand Creek
W. L. Bales
Chauncey Eckert
EF. A. Crain
Slope
John White
Henry Suttle
Bismarck
Fred Cleveringa
Arend van der Laan
Peter Leonard
Peterson
Glanavon
Henry Reamann
Hazelton
Ann
Kate Marvey
Woonsocket, S. Db
Mrs. H. Stoddard
N. P
Mrs. Stoddard
Anna Braddock
Valley City
Rufus Wagher
Winona
Norbert Billingsley
Kr. Schweizer
Frances Bader
Strasburg
Frank Devan
Campbell County
Ole Iversen
Godkin
Bradley
L[nez Sims
South Dakota
Jay Smith
Dacotah Lumber Co
Honstain’s Lake
Vivian Sims
Clifford
Aberdeen
Harvey Pettix
John Dyk
Holland Settlement
B. Irvine Jett
Summit
S. D
Brophy
Clelia McDonnell
Braddock
Edith Seney
Miss Mickel
Housuin Place
Miss Seney
Howard
W. L. Yeater
Laterton
Lim
G. B. Pritchard
Marion Burge
Britts
Irvine
Parrington
Armstrong
Dale
County
Gossman
Grace M. Seymour
Frederick W. Keen
Martin
Lane
Emeron
Rockford, Ill
Gladys
Evanston
Medical
A. C. Wagher
Wagher
Plumley
Baldy
Battle
Philadelphia
New York City
Chicago Grain and Provisions
Chicago Union Stock Yards
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