Subpoena Power Debated in Tariff Hearings
Washington debates whether the house ways and means committee should gain power to compel witnesses. Some members advocate subpoena authority at supplementary hearings, while others favor continuing hearings through the short session and monthly meetings. President-elect Taft will call a special session in March to frame the tariff bill.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Congress
Taft
Ways and Means
Geners
Champ Clark
Payne
Crumpacker
Indiana
Hot Springs
Deathbed gifts not charitable spark debate
Cincinnati December 3 Alexander McDonald a Cincinnati millionaire Standard Oil magnate and J D Rockefeller friend criticizes Andrew Carnegie Carnegie urged wealth sharing after death McDonald questions sincerity argues wealth should be controlled and used in life not given to the community He questions Rockefeller and Carnegie amid the debate over charitable ends.
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Cincinati
Alexander McDonald
Cincinnati
Standard
J. D. Rockefeller
Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie
Mr. McDonald
Mr. Carnegie
Rejection May Kill Sculptor Ward Narrows His Fate
New York December 3 John Quincy Adams Ward oldest American sculptor lies critically ill at his home with a complication of ailments. Friends fear age will end his recovery. Ward recently sold his studio to Charles Henry Niehaus after saying he had done enough work. He kept laboring on the General Hancock statue for Philadelphia until a week ago, though his health failed from hard work and repeated disappointment over his Sheridan statue models rejected by the Army of the Cumberland.
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New York
John. Quincy Adams Ward
Ward
Charles Henry Niehaus
General Hancock
Philadelphia
Friends Sey
Sheridan
Army of the Cumberland
Thirty-five Japanese Boats Wrecked by Typhoon Off Hots Island
Tokio reports thirty-five Japanese fishing boats lost in a typhoon off Hots Island near Ka Wat_eu Bay. About 340 fishermen are believed dead. The gale wrecked the fleet and prompted rescue efforts.
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Tokio
Hots Island
Carrying Arms to Haitian Rebels
A New York report states a schooner laden with arms and ammunition, believed intended for Haitian revolutionists, has sailed from Long Island harbor under Captain James McPherson. The exact departure time remains unclear but is placed around midnight Tuesday.
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Alice
Long Island Harbor
New York
Long Island
James McPherson
Fearloss Scotchman
Indians to raise beets in Montana reservation deal
The United States Interior Department approved a contract to plant 19,000 acres of Fort Belknap Indian Reservation land in sugar beets. Indians will cultivate, harvest, and deliver the crop for ten years starting Dec 31, with contracts for labor, transport, and processing led by lessees and paying $4.50 per ton delivered to the factory.
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Washington
United States
Secretary of Interior
Fort Belknap
Montana
David Heekes
Henry H. Rolapp
Mathew
Browning
Indiana
Indian Couple Elope From Carlisle School
Carlisle Pa Dec 3 The Superintendent of the Carlisle Indian School sent telegrams to police chiefs in several cities seeking the arrest of an Indian couple who eloped from the school yesterday. The girl was a scholar there while her lover came from the west on Sunday. The superintendent had refused permission for the marriage without the girl's parents consent, but the couple fled instead of waiting. No one knows how they escaped.
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Carlisle
West
Bridge blown up as spite work in Cleveland
A violent act destroyed a new wheeling and lake erie steel bridge at night. Police sought three men in connection with the blast, which damaged the structure and sent debris across the river. Authorities from Pittsburgh Construction Co. investigated the sabotage as arson charges were prepared.
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Cleveland
Wheeling & Lake Erie Railroad
Eoerslow
Pitteburg Constiuttion Co
Texas Oil Firm Ownership Question In Bankruptcy Hearing
New York December hearing on the dissolution of Standard Oil shows Archbold testifying about the Panama Pacific Co and Barnsdall loan. He states Texas Oil Co was not owned by Standard though it sold some output to the Standard. Dr Brayfield of Mulkytown is arraigned for murder in Benton Illinois tied to Parish death and life insurance plots amidhis wife’s illness.
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New York
Standard of! Co
John D. Archbold
Standard
Paelie Coast Ol Co
California
Standard Off Co
Archbold
Rosenthal
Consel
Pittsburg
Texas Oil Co
Texas Company
Stanard
Reuben F. Parish
Grayfield
Brayfield
Unti
Jade Creighton
Banker Jenkins Acquitted Of Larceny In Brooklyn Trust Case
John G Jenkins Jr former president of the Jenkins Trust Co Brooklyn was found not guilty by a Brooklyn jury of larceny involving 260000 of company funds. Also the Chesapeake & Ohio railroad was fined 1500 in Charleston W Va in U S circuit court on fifteen counts for violation of the act cited by the Interstate Commerce Commission.
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Brooklyn Trust Company
New York
John G. Jenkins, Jr
Jenkins Trust Co
Brooklyn
Chesapeake & Ohio
Charleston
W. Va
Dee
Unite States
Interstate Commerce Commission
Railroad
Slocum Urges Mechanical Water Filtration for Fargo
Prof R H Slocum head of engineering at the agricultural college told the Polytechnic Society that Fargo should source water from the Red River and purify it with a modern mechanical filter rather than older gravity sand filtration. He explained the mechanical system uses chemicals to precipitate sediment and pumps to push water through a sand filter, with cleaning by isolation from mains.
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Parga
Polytechnic Society of the
A. O
H. H. Slocum
Agricultural College
Polytechnic Society
Slocum
Fargo
Red River
May discontinue shop train between Fargo and Dilworth
The railroad plans to discontinue the shop train running between Fargo and Dilworth due to lack of an interurban line. No certainty on removal date though January 1 is rumored. Officials say a full decision is pending.
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Dilworth
Minn
Audh
Fargo
Minnesota
Thia
Women Turn Out To Hear Mrs Rice In Davis Trial
In Omaha Dee 100 women crowded the courtroom to hear Mrs Abbie Rice the leading prosecution witness in the Charles H Davis murder trial of Dr Rustin The bailiffs blocked exits during the adjournment as the jury retired and the morning session ended with her witness statement set to follow.
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Omaha
Dee
Charles H. Davis
Rustin
S Ee
Abbie Rice
Jail Term for a Millionaire in Neva Ferry Disaster
Alexander Shipof, a wealthy Neva ferry line owner and prominent St. Petersburg figure, was sentenced to six months in prison for criminal negligence linked to the sinking of the Archelgelak ferry on the Neva. The tragedy claimed thirty nine lives.
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Alexander Shipof
Neva
St. Petersburg
Nevalust Apel
Attempt Made to Kidnap N. D. Boy
A stranger seized a 4-year-old Moorhead boy at a ranch near Jamestown while the family was away. The 10-year-old sister pursued and aided in stopping the abduction, with a farmer providing a detailed description of the suspect. Police report ongoing investigation and public caution.
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Jamestown
N. D
A. J. Moorhead
Constantinople A Scene Of Joy Reported
A Constantinople procession with banners and flags moves through the streets amid troops bands and religious delegates. The event marks a festive display in the city with widespread public celebration and ceremonial marching detailed in the dispatch.
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Constantinople
Turkey
Extradition Case Draws Attention in Chicago Trial
The Russian government seeks custody of two refugees Jan Pouren and Christian Rudovitz charged with political crimes. The trial moves from New York to Chicago before US Commissioner Foot. William C. Rigby represents the Russian consul and Clarence Darrow defends Rudovits. A dramatic moment occurred when Rigby ordered witness Martin Guron to testify.
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Chicago
Dec
Jan Pouren
Christian Rudovitz
New York
Christian Rudovits
United States
Foot
William C. Rigby
Clarence Darrow
Haywood-Moyer Fame
Rudovits
Rigby
Martin Guron
Mrs Gardner 70 Gets Art Treasures Return Planned
Chicago December 3. Mrs Jack Gardner's art treasures, brought into the United States by Mrs Emily Crane Chadbourne and confiscated by the government, will be returned to their owner if today's court proceedings proceed as scheduled. With all arrangements made, interested parties say there is no reason to doubt the plan will be carried out.
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Chicago
Mra
Jack” Gardner
United States
Emily Crane Chadbourne
Satterlee Sworn In as Assistant Secretary of the Navy
Herbert L Satterlee of New York was today sworn in as assistant secretary of the Navy in Washington in the presence of Secretary Newberry and others. He immediately began his duties.
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Washington
Dec
Herbert L Satterlee
New York
Death Ends Strange Telepathic Phenomenon in Manon City
Dec. 3 Manon City reports the deaths of John Amundson, district court clerk, and his brother Dr. CG Amundson, a Chishoma physician. Relatives describe a mysterious, intimate link between the two men and suggest a psychic bond that persisted at the time of their deaths. Authorities note their deaths occurred on the same day.
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Manon City
John Amundson
Barnet County
CG Amundson
Chishoma
Amundson
Hoth
Four Die In Fire In Priceburg Near Scranton
A midnight blaze started by an overheated kitchen stove consumed the Shapiro block in Priceburg near Scranton Pennsylvania. Four people perished Abraham Shapiro his son Arthur his daughter Anna and Mrs Sarah Blatski mother in law. Mrs Shapiro escaped by a ladder two sons jumped from windows one with a fractured ankle.
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Scranton
Shapiro
Priceburg
Abraham Shapiro
Arthur
Anna
Mis
Sarah Blatski
New Developments in Ward Co Case Cast Doubt on Action
News from Bismarck and Berlin covers Ward county division returns delayed by Ward county auditor delaying state canvass. Attorney John E. Greene of Minot contemplates court action to block certifying the returns until receipt. McLean county may join the dispute pending further word. In Berlin, American chess master Frank Marshall defeats German Jaques Mieses in five wins, one loss, four draws across ten games.
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Bismarck
N. D
Ward
Secretary of State
John E. Greene
Minot
Supreme Court
State
Greene Lavems
McLean County
Berlin
Frank J. Marshal
Jaques Mieses
Germany
Marshall
Mieses
Pardon Board in session as cases await decision
Bismarck North Dakota December 3 The board of pardons remains in session reviewing a long list of applications. Only three have been pardoned so far. Joseph Till's application is up today but payment viability is doubtful. Till wan convicted, has died, and protests against the pardon are noted.
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Bismarck
N. D
Joseph @tl
Oda Feane
Saar Ats
Torney Mbina County
Looters in Port au Prince After Coup Unrest Grows
In Port au Prince the capital, mobs looted foreign stores as authorities restored order by 11 oclock this morning. A public safety committee urged calm to avert foreign intervention. Several rioters were arrested after last nights violence.
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Port. Au Prince Maud
Port Au Prince
Committee of Public Safety
Riot Follows Alexis Departure in Port au Prince
In Port au Prince an excited mob drove President Nord Alexis from the capital and looted warehouses and homes of his supporters after his departure aboard the cruiser Duguay Trouin. By 10 o’clock, eleven stores were looted, nine owned by Syrians and two by Haitians, as owners watched helplessly.
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Port Au Prince
Nord Alexis
Alexis
Rrlent
Fin
Duguay Trouin
M. Carteron
Helair
Salines
Busess
Office Boy 18 A Playwright Rediscovered By Belasco
New York December reports David Belasco discovers an office boy who wrote a play and sent it through the Belasco bureau under an assumed name. The manuscript showed promise and Belasco invites the youth to his private studio to nurture the budding talent.
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New York
David Belasco
Belasco Stuyvesant Theater
Hoe
Belasco Play Bureau
Belasco
Butter Price Drama Tied to Big Stockpile in Chicago
A Chicago report alleges a million pounds of butter stored in June creamery stock will inflate prices after the new year. Commission men claim insiders cornered the supply to dominate market prices, with other dealers deterred during the marketing period.
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Chicago
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