Clifton Flood Kills Sixty in Arizona Camp
Denver dispatch reports Clifton Arizona swept by a great flood killing about sixty people and destroying business buildings smelting plant and railroad tracks. Clifton sits in a narrow valley with Chase Creek canyon posing flood risk. two years earlier San Francisco rise caused further deaths. El Paso confirms fourteen dead and damage to Gila Valley Bank, stores, and Casino bowling alleys as residents camp on the hillside.
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Denver
Col
Phoenix
Ariz
Clifton
Arizona Copper Co
Arizona & Mexico
Arizona
Chase Creek Canon
Canon
el Paso
Tex
the Herald
Morenci
Clifton, Ariz
Gila Valley
Evangelist Sunday wraps up Kewanee revival glory
Evangelist W A Sunday of Chicago extended his Kewanee revival to a final night. He reported 250 conversions, bringing the total to 3018, as a free will offering of 5300 dollars was raised in one day from local supporters.
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Kewanee
Ill
W. A. Sunday
Chicago
Seven Month Old Baby Burned in Tolna Tragic Accident
In Tolna North Dakota on December 5 a 7 month old baby died after a fire started by a nearly three year old sister. Mrs. Fred Lang left the house briefly to return to smoke filled rooms and burning quilts. The blaze gutted a two room home. the mother likely saved the other child and the house.
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Tolna
N. D
Fred Lang
Prisoners Await Trial in Minot District Court Jan 2
Minot North Dakota reports a January 2 district court term will try many cases. Sheriff Lee lists twenty four county jail prisoners awaiting trial plus numerous defendants out on bail. Names include Leach forgery Brant grand larceny Nelson pigging Olson robbery Coyle robbery Gordon horse stealing Scales horse stealing Scales etc.
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Minot
N. D
John J. Lee
McGee
B. H. Leach
Sadie Brant
Ole Nelson
Lorence Olson
Pat Coyle
John Gordon
Frank Scales
Fred Watson
Ed Brown
John Hayes
Charlies Sullivan
Bert Conroy
M. H. Duffy
Ed Robinson
Sawyer Bank
B. Farley
Wm. Green
Ole Miller
H. W. Stevens
W. Hayes
Geo H. Shear
John Pops
Hugh Morgan
Ee Acaba
Broek
Monon Train Derailed Near Frankfort Ind No Fatalities Expected
Train No. 35 on the Monon line between Cincinnati and Chicago was derailed two miles north of Frankfort Indiana by a broken rail. Eighteen of 175 aboard were injured but officials say no fatalities are expected.
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Chicago
Monon Road
Cincinnati
Frankfort
Ind
Washington Professor Hall Kept on Remand in Murder Case
Karl Hall, Washington professor, detained since November 7 on charges of murdering his mother in law Frau Molitzer at Baden Baden, appeared again at Bow Street police court in London. He was remanded for one week to allow German representatives to gather additional evidence.
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London
Karl Hall
Washington
Frau Molitzer
Baden-Baden
Bow Street
Intimacy Charge Shocks North Dakota Farmer
Edward Ward a prominent farmer north of Carpio was arrested on complaint by neighbor J W Kaufman alleging Ward was excessively intimate with Kaufman’s wife. Kaufman intercepted a letter Ward allegedly wrote proposing marriage and leaving the state. Ward, married, was arrested after officers obtained a warrant.
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Minot
N. D
Edward Ward
Carpio
J. W. Kaufman
Ward
Kaufman
Interstate Commerce Commission Acknowledges Car Shortage Limits Power
The ICC informs Senator Hansbrough that it lacks full authority to compel carriers amid the northwest car shortage. The letter notes potential relief only after hearings, possible damages, and suggests suing in federal courts for enforcement, referencing the difficulties faced by shippers nationwide.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Northwest
H. C. Hansbrough
Knapp
Commission
California moves to test Mongolian schooling law
San Francisco reports that under orders from Washington, California Justice Department officials will initiate court action to challenge a state statute requiring Mongolian descent children to attend separate schools. President Allman of the board of education says the president's remarks on the Japanese question will not affect the board’s actions.
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San Francisco
Washington
Department of Justice
California
Allman
Board of Education
United States
Devlin
Shea Trial Crowd Erupts Over Recalled Witness
In Chicago on December 5 the Shea conspiracy trial drew a near riot as a police detail managed a large crowd. Albert Young was recalled but the court ruled out further questions after a long hearing. Joseph Schultz testified, saying he was hired by Shea for picket duty near Montgomery Ward & Co.
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Young
Schultz
Chicago
Cornelius P. Shea
Teamsters
Albert Young
Joseph Schultz
Shea
Montgomery Ward & Co
Crain Crane Will Drop Out In North Dakota Race
Valley City December 5 It is understood Senator Maynard Crane of Cooperstown will retire from the senate without an election contest Washburne of Hope is the democratic candidate Crane holds the election certificate but in one precinct three sample ballots were cast one marked for Crane counted two marked for Washburne not counted Democrats will contest the election and as Crane has only a one majority it will defeat him
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Valley City
Maynard Crane
Cooperstown
Senate
Washburne
Hope
Crane
Massacre Avenged as Inspector Shot Near Fontanka Canal
In St. Petersburg a police inspector Sheremetieff, linked to the June anti Jewish riots at Bialystok, was shot and mortally wounded today near the Fontanka canal. The assailant then killed himself, ending a tied case in the wake of earlier violence.
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St. Petersburg
Sheremetieff
Bialystok
Fontanka Canal
Notable Mississippi murder trial opens in pro gress
In Haslehurst on December 5 the murder trial of Mrs Angie Birdsong began with jury selection complete. Birdsong, a young member of a leading Mississippi family, shot and killed Dr T H Butler in his Monticello office on November 25 1905. She admits the shooting but keeps her defense secret.
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Haslehurst
Miss
Angie Birdsong
Mississippi
Record Cotton Crop Expected After Favorable Season
Reports from Calcutta and Burma indicate an excellent cotton season with 187,582 acres under cultivation. All conditions have been favorable, and output is anticipated to set a new record.
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London
Calcutta
Burma
Resolutions Not Considered Over Brownsville Troops Inquiry
The senate debated but postponed until tomorrow the information resolutions on the discharge of the Twenty-fifth Infantry at Brownsville Texas. Absence of Senator Penrose, who introduced the measure, caused the delay in Washington on December 5.
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Washington
Senate
Twenty-fifth Infantry
Brownsville
Tex
Penrose
Engineer Charles Jacova to design Seine river tunnel plan
New York December 5 Charles Jacova the well known engineer sailed for Paris to prepare plans for a French government tunnel under the Seine from Rouen to Havre. The two track tunnel would be about a mile long costing 13 million dollars and modeled on the Pennsylvania railroad tunnel design he created under the North and East rivers in New York.
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New York
Charles Jacova
Paris
Seine
Rouen
Havre
Jacobs
Pennsylvania Railroad
W B Wood Is Dead In Grand Forks
W B Wood a leading Grand Forks citizen and partner in Bacon & Wood proprietors of the Hotel Dacotah died after an apoplectic stroke yesterday. He fell into unconsciousness at 6 pm after being stricken at 8 30 am. His death will cast gloom over the city and surrounding region.
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Grand Forks
N. v
W. B. Wood
Bacon & Wood
Dacotah
Florida Captain Abandons Tow Barge in Sinking Sea
Captain Larson of the steamship Florida reports abandoning the barge Providence in heavy seas off Sabine Pass while en route to Claymont Delaware. The crew was taken aboard the Florida as the barge sank after a sinking condition developed.
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Philadelphia
Larson
Florida
Delaware
Sabine Pass
Tex
Providence
Claymont
Del
Explosion at Indianapolis match factory injures eight women
A fire caused by an explosion of thousands of paper matches at F. A. Rathbun & Co. in West Indianapolis today burned eight young women, four seriously, as workers escaped the burning factory. Others were hurt in the rush to evacuate. The incident occurred December 5 in Indianapolis, Indiana.
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Indianapolis
Ind
F. A. Rathbun & Co
Busy in the Senate Deliberations Reach High Pace
Washington December 5 The senate opened with heavy morning business as senators introduced petitions memorials bills and resolutions. The Vice President presented executive communications ordered printed as documents before the regular order.
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Washington
Senate
Executive Department
Lawsuit filed against Great Northern for damages
Grand Forks North Dakota December 5 an action has been started in district court against the Great Northern railway to recover 1999 damages for injuries to a passenger aboard an emigrants movable car from Hankinson to Tagus. The complaint alleges that on November 7 in Larimore yards careless shunting caused him to fall and boxes to fall on him bruising him severely and nearly severing an ear.
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Grand Forks
N. D
Great Northern Railway
Hankinson
Tagus
Larimore
President Roosevelt to Send Porto Rico Message Dec 11
Washington reports President Roosevelt will forward a special message to Congress on Porto Rico on December 11. The note reflects his views on the island and the legislation he favors following his recent visit. A separate Panama message will be presented on December 17.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Porto Rico
Panama
Poll Tax Law Re enactment Impacts Akron Men
Akron citizens face a 3 poll tax or two days work under a re enacted law effective Dec 1. The board of service will appoint a street commissioner to enforce payment or labor from all male citizens 21 to 55, with exemptions for soldiers pensioners volunteers and National Guard.
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Akron
Ohio National Guard
Board of Service
Ohio City
Philadelphia Art Club exhibition opens with notable works
The eighteenth annual exhibition of oil paintings and sculpture by members of the Philadelphia Art Club opens in Philadelphia and draws strong interest as the displays are above average. The Art Club gold medal is awarded to W. Benson for his bust. Stites also notes Henry R. Rittenberg for a portrait of the artist's father.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Art Club
Art Club
W. Benson
Henry R. Rittenberg
Wounded crowd. Finn Kejampaa shot by officer in Ashtabula
Ashtabula Ohio December 5 a drunken Finn John H Kejampaa went on a frenzied rampage with a revolver and knife attacking bystanders. Five men were seriously injured and Kejampaa was killed by a policeman after a long struggle.
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Ashtabula
John H. KejJampaa
Kejampaa Wies
Kejampaa
Ambassador Henry White to leave Rome for Paris post
Washington reports that Henry White, the American ambassador to Rome, will soon transfer to Paris to succeed Robert S. McCormick as ambassador. Lloyd C. Griscom, currently ambassador to Brazil, will replace White in Rome, and White remains in Washington.
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Washington, D. C
Henry White
Rome
Paris
Robert S. McCormick
White
Lloyd C. Griscom
Brazil
Washington
Labor shortage cripples southern cotton mills
New Orleans on December 5 reports a serious condition in southern cotton mills due to a labor shortage. Despite wage increases, Virginia and Texas show higher wages but mills run at only about 60 percent capacity. Manufacturers have more orders than they can fill while some mills show cobwebs and dust from idle labor.
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New Orleans
Virginia
Texas
Brooklyn church calls Valley City pastor Batten
Rev. James Hoffman Batten, pastor of the Congregational church in Valley City, has received a call from Emmanuel church of Brooklyn New York. The Brooklyn church has a $50,000 structure and about 500 members.
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Mr. Batten
Valley City
Brooklyn
N. D
James Hoffman Batten
Congregational Church
Emmanuel Church of
N. Y
Frantic Woman Lost On Prairie Near Lidgerwood
Mrs. N J Wollin of a farm ten miles south leaped from a Soo Line westbound train at twenty miles per hour near Lidgerwood North Dakota December 5. She ran into town then vanished despite large search efforts and warnings that someone might kill her. Police missteps fueled fear she perished in a haystack. Husband N J Wollin led day and night hunts over a twenty mile radius as townspeople combed barns and outbuildings.
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Lidgerwood, N. D
Soo
N. J. Wollin
Sav
Minneapolis
Lidgerwood
Identity of defaulter linked to Kansas City banker case
White Plains report reveals Andrew J. White was identified as George A. Kimmel, a former Kansas City defaulter. Habeas corpus actions begun after Kimmel’s larceny conviction and asylum sentence, following a contested life insurance claim from Mrs. Bonsletter of Chicago.
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White Plains
Andrew J. White
Kansas City
George A. Kimmel
Kimmel
New York Life Co
Bonsletter
Chicago
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