Wah Ching Guilty in Stevens Killing San Francisco
Wah Ching, accused of killing Durham Stevens, was found guilty of first degree murder by a San Francisco jury. Evidence showed the plot originated overseas with Stevens, who advised the Korean government, and the plan aimed to eliminate him to advance political aims.
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Wah Ching
Durham Stevens
United Press Service
San Francisco
Waring
Durham Steens
San
Stevens
Ask
Union Leaders Split Over Justice Wright Ruling
United Press Service reports drastic divisions over Justice Wrights sentence on Gompers Mitchell Morrison. Supporters deem it tyrannical. critics argue the punishment upholds oath, with Roosevelt under pressure and debate on boycott legality and labor rights shaping policy.
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United Press Service
Washington
Rae
Gompers
Mitchell
Morrison
Thui
Bean
Roosevelt
Alaska road plans link Fairbanks to Valdez in 1909
Washington reports plans by the War Department to build a wagon road from Fairbanks to Valdez for summer and winter use. Major Richardson, head of the Alaska road commission, urges rapid completion to support interior pioneers and mail service. The project includes widening the Thompson Pass to Tonsina stretch for easier grades.
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United Press Service
Washington
Fairbanks
War Department
Valdez
Major Richardson
Alaska Road Commission
Alaska
Interior
Road Commission
Richardson
Tanana
Thompson Pass
Tonsina Station
Insurance King Takes His Life in New York
Frederick Burnham former president of Mutual Reserve Life Insurance committed suicide by inhaling lighting gas in his New York apartment. His body was found by a house attendant after public investigations had exposed him and left him socially disgraced and living in exile.
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United Press Service
New York
Frederick Burnham
Mutual Reserve Life Insurance Company
Alaska fish industry urged for hatchery funding
Washington December 24 Fish Commissioner Bower, in charge of the bureau, makes strong recommendations to improve Alaska experiment stations and hatcheries. He urges a new appropriation to provide full supplies and equipment for hatcheries at Yes Bay and Afognak.
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United Press Service
Washington
Bower
Alaska
Yesbay
Afognak
Heney Praised by Eastern Press for San Francisco Fight
The Eastern press lauds Francis J. Heney for his crusade in San Francisco. He says he is warned his life is in danger but will continue his work or die on the job.
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United Press Service
Washington
Francis J. Heney
Heney
San Francisco
Nuisance Defined in Witty Exchange
A Boston Traveler quip defines nuisance as something that belongs to somebody else, illustrating a humorous take on property and ownership.
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Tommy
Boston Traveler
Frisco Dynamiter Sentenced for Life in Gallagher Case
San Francisco jury finds Peter Claudianes guilty of dynamiting Gallagher’s apartments and attempting his murder. Sentenced to life imprisonment. Evidence showed Claudianes acted while paid by Ruef allies to silence a key witness in the Ruef case. Gallagher had turned state's evidence with immunity promises.
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San Francisco
Peter Claudianes
Jim Gallagher
Gallagher
Claudianes
Ruef
Curly
Aed Ales
MUSHES ACROSS 2,000 MILES OF SIBERIA
William Hall, a Seattle prospector, journeyed 2000 miles through ice from Kamchatka toward the Arctic coast after being carried by ice floes. He survived by keeping supplies, then reached land and headed south before being picked up by a Japanese liner and brought to Tokio.
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Seattle
Carteryel
William Hall
Siberia
Hite
Kamchatka Ula
Bay
Hall
Anadir
Arctic
Regio
Tokio
Doazat Case Goes to Jury in Christmas Week Trial
After a long day with over 15 witnesses, the Doazat case was sent to the jury this evening. The defense claimed a strong case and confidence in a favorable result as the judge adjourned for a recess and the jury prepared to deliberate.
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Louis Douzat
Merry Christmas At The News Office From Donors
Santa has sent grateful tidings with cigars and assorted beverages not used for watering lawns. Martin & Koon of the California supplied cigars and liquids and the Northern Commercial company sent a large box. It promises a merry Christmas start.
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Martin & Koon
California
Northern Commercial Company
Pittsburg in Need of a Heney
Pittsburg reports a broad ring of corruption with arrests of prominent citizens. Investigators detail a $45,000 bribe from contractors for city filtration plant bids, with several beneficiaries confessing and aiding prosecutions.
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Pittsburg
United Press Service
Sergeant Cook Named Frisco Police Chief Successor
San Francisco police commissioners announce Sergeant Cook as successor to the late Chief Bizzy. Cook is praised for an exemplary record, honesty, and efficiency, with strong political support behind other candidates rejected.
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United Press Service
San Francisco
Sergeant Cook
Bizzy
Cook
New York Press Newspaper Opinion on Theodore Roosevelt
The piece bids Theodore Roosevelt a hearty Godspeed on his new mission. It wishes his pem be mightier than his big stick and his uplifting influence grow with his expression as he embarks, solving for all time the great American problem of what to do with ex presidents.
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Theodore Roosevelt
New York Press
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