Gambler testifies for Burkett bill to curb racetrack gambling
Henry Brolaski of Monrovia testifies at a subcommittee hearing in Washington in support of a Burkett bill to stop transmitting racetrack betting odds by telegraph or telephone. He describes pool rooms and handbook operators as driving gambling and urges federal action and mail restrictions on publishing race results.
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Washington
Henry Brolaski
Monrovia
Cal
Brolaski
United States
Department of State
New York City
Western Union Telegraph Company
Mr. Brolaski
Panama Ousts American W G Spiller on Steamer
W G Spiller an American and Astor House proprietor in Colon, alleged owner of the Cuban steamer Oterj, was expelled from Panama. A decree by President Obaldia placed him aboard the Magdalena bound for New York accusing him of enticing Isthmian laborers.
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W. G. Spiller
New York
Colon
Astor House
Oterj
Panama Territory
Obaldia
Rescued From Burning Building in Kemper Block
Fire trapped residents on six floors as basement smoke filled the Kemper building in Kansas City. Two women and three men were carried down ladders from the sixth floor, while more than fifty tenants fled to the street on fire escapes.
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Kansas City
Kemper
Ten More Saloons Closed in Webster County
Webster county outside Fort Dodge becomes dry as ten remaining saloons are closed by court injunction on a technicality. The ten barred establishments join Fort Dodge as dry areas per Anti-Saloon League actions.
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Webster County
Fort Dodge
Anti-Saloon League
Lally Named for District Judge by Review
Denison Iowa December 15 P B E C Lally is named by the Review as a candidate for district judge to succeed Zara A Church who recently retired from the field.
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Lally
Denison
P. BE. C. Lally
Zara A. Church
Railway Fare Reduced By I C C Ruling
The Interstate Commerce Commission ruled the Omaha and Council Bluffs Railway and Bridge Co. is an interstate entity and that its 15 cent fare between Council Bluffs Iowa and Omaha Nebraska is unreasonable. It orders a maximum 10 cent fare for two years starting February 1910 between any points in the two cities.
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Commission
Omaha
Council Bluffs
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Omaha and Council Bluffs
Warrant Issued for George P. Sheldon Arrest
A warrant for the arrest of George P. Sheldon former president of the Phenix Insurance Company of Brooklyn is placed with Greenwich Connecticut police. The action follows his removal from office and involves legal authorities in New York.
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G. P. Sheldon
New York
George P. Sheldon
Phenix Insurance Company
Brooklyn
Greenwich
Conn
Demonstration in Managua Tests Zelaya Regime
Rebels and demonstrators flood Managua streets shouting liberty and Estrada as pressure mounts over a land rights bill. President Zelaya reportedly plans to resign with officials adjourned amid uproar over mining concessions and surface ownership disputes.
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Managua
Nicaragua
Liberty
United States
Estrada
Zelaya
Congress
Enrique Corda
Protect orate Proposed to Solve Nicaraguan Crisis
Washington dispatch indicates a protectorate plan is urged as a solution to the Nicaraguan difficulty. The proposal contemplates U S guardianship either alone or with Mexico, possibly triggered if Zelaya is not displaced or after insurgent success. Prelude to a U S action may come once marines are off the Nicaraguan coast.
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Washington
State Department
United States
Mexico
Zelaya
Santo Domini
Cuba
Managua
Nicaragua Election Plan Aims Short-Lived Peacekeeping
The dispatch to Managua would be limited to ensuring order for a fair general election and the installation of a president committed to constitutional obligations. The action mirrors a prior approach on the isthmus of Panama and is not intended as a permanent force.
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Tao
Managua
Panama
Nicaragua
Good Roads Leaders Propose National Highway Ideas
At Topeka the tenth annual National Good Roads congress opens with proposals for a national system linking state capitals and county seats, use of federal prisoners for roadwork, and a businesslike roadbuilding model. President Taft’s letter opposes broad federal aid.
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Topeka
National Good Roads Congress
Taft
Reese Heads Mine Operators in Iowa Convention Turnover
John P. Reese of Des Moines was chosen to lead the Iowa Mine Operators Association for the coming year, with duties expanded to a paid full-time president. The convention at Savery Hotel also elected officers and discussed merging with allied groups, rail rate issues, and left wage-scale plans for March talks undecided.
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Des Moines
Joseph Sharp
Akbia
Iowa Mine Operators’ Association
Savery Hotel
John P. Reese
David Denning
Cincinnati
Edward Gray
L. L. Lodwick
H. L. Waterman
H. M. Schuler
H. H. Canfield
Coal Operators’ Association
Commercial Coal Operators’ Association
Iowa
Bank defaulter pleads guilty in embezzlement case
Columbus Ohio December 15 Grayson H Osborn formerly a teller at Huntington National Bank pleaded guilty to embezzling 28000 dollars from bank funds He was sentenced to six and a half years in the federal prison at Leavenworth.
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Columbus, O
Grayson H. Osborn
Huntington National Bank
Leavenworth
Fatal Gas Explosion Injures Six in Topeka Cistern
In Topeka at a fire cistern a natural gas explosion seriously injures six men. Frank Snyder the street commissioner is probably fatally burned. The incident occurred on December 15 in Clistern, Topeka.
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Clistern
Topeka
Frank Snyder
Iowa Grange Meets in Des Moines Address Warns of High Prices
Des Moines December 15. State Master A B Judson warned delegates and the public that farm labor shortages threaten higher farm-product prices. The annual address at the Des Moines Savery hotel urged quick labor solutions as about fifty delegates representing 1,500 members attend the two day convention.
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Des Moines
A. B. Judson
Lown Grange
the Patrons of Husbandry of America
Savery Hotel
Wright May Lose Place In State Food Commission
Des Moines reports state Food and Dairy Commissioner H. R. Wright likely to fail reappointment when his term ends in April 1910. Governor Carroll has not pledged renewal after conversations with supporters, fueling rumors at the state house.
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Food and Dairy
Des Moines
H. R. Wright
Carroll
State House
Wright
Costly Blaze at Peoria Destroys Journal Buildings
Fire destroyed the Granpera house building housing the offices and plant of the Peoria Journal and the Peoria Demokrat in Peoria Illinois on December 14 causing losses over 200000 dollars.
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Peoria
Ill
Peoria Journal
Peoria Demokrat
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On Earth
National Association
Ses
Sions
REESE
Iowa Association
Iowa Grange
Judson
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