Fire Devastates Cornell Chi Psi House in Ithaca Tragedy
Fire at Cornell University’s Chi Psi fraternity house in Ithaca New York killed three Ithaca volunteer firefighters A S Robinson Esty Landon and John Rumsey and injured several others. Several students were feared dead or missing as the building collapsed after flames and high winds. J H McCutcheon of Pittsburgh died from injuries sustained at the fire.
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Ithaca
N. Y
Chi Psi
Cornell University
O. L. Schmuck
Hanover
Jennie McGraw Fiske
Cayuga Lake
A. S. Robinson
Cornell
Esty Landon
John Rumsey
H. M. Nichols
Chicago
J. H. McCutcheon
Pittsburg
Pope's Doctor Lapponi Dies in Rome
Dr Lapponi physician to the pope died at 7 this morning after a long illness with stomach cancer and pneumonia. The pope sent the apostolic benediction as Lapponi weakened. A whispered remark before losing consciousness referenced Leo XII. In Tehran the shah showed slight improvement, but no official bulletins were issued.
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Pope
Rome
Lapponi
Leo XII
Teheran
Persia
Fire in Holyoke destroys McAuslan & Wakelin block
A disastrous fire in Holyoke Massachusetts broke out in the McAuslan and Wakelin block at High and Dwight streets. Fanned by a high gale the flames proved uncontrollable and required aid from surrounding towns and Springfield. Early loss was estimated at 300000 dollars.
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Holyoke
Mass
McAuslan & Wakelin
High
Dwight Streets
Springfield
Sailors' Home Project For Sailortown In New York
The Seamen's Church Institute of the Port of New York raises funds to build the world's largest sailors' home. A ten story facility at South Street and Counties Slip fronts Jeanette Park will have 400 beds, a club room, captain quarters, officers apartments, a restaurant, and a shipping bureau to aid mariners without leaving the building.
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New York
Seamen's Church Institute of the Port of
South Street
Jeanette Park
Sailortown
Shipping Bureau
Trains Collide. Four Die In Maine Wreck
Four killed and three injured in a head on collision on the Maine Central near Annabessacook Lewiston December 7. A special and a regular freight struck at speed. eight cars of the special were hurled over the engine and demolished. track blocked for hours due to the wreck stemming from a orders misunderstanding.
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Lewiston
Maine Central Railroad
Annabessacook
Mississippi Murder Trial Delves Into Remarks That Led Shooting
In Hazelhurst Mississippi defense lawyers for Angie Birdsong seek to admit evidence about the physician Dr Thomas Butler alleged statements related to the woman who killed him. The court previously ruled only portions of that evidence may be heard by Mrs Birdsong.
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Hazelhurst
Miss
Angie Birdsong
Thomas Butler
Navy personnel board cites dangers to public interests
Washington December 7 The navy personnel board chaired by Assistant Secretary Newberry found that the navy list reveals a condition under current law seriously affecting efficiency and posing a grave menace to public interests The board was appointed last August to propose lawful modifications to the commissioned personnel structure of the new navy as deemed advisable by the group.
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Washington
Navy Personnel Board
Newberry
Murder Confession Cited as Dona Gilman Case Statement
The quote shows a person admitting to killing Dona Gilman. Authorities treat the confession as pivotal in the homicide investigation, with investigators reviewing veracity and potential implications for the case's development and charges.
Confessed Murderer Curtis Links Crime to Gilman Killing
David Curtis, 27, described as penniless and briefly delusional, admitted to the Gilman murder after a police interview at 4 am. He claimed he followed Dana Gilman on Fifth Street then attacked her near Groveland avenues, later crying as he confessed. An alibi from his employer disputed charges against him.
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Curtis
McBride
Kline
Nevin
Fifth Street
Brown
T Tional
Groveland Avenues
Collins
Gilman
David Curtis
Dayton
Dee
Cadillac
Dana Gilman
Shooting in Gotham on crowded Broadway shocks city
New York December 7 Wm R Hennig a Chicago broker was shot and wounded today by telegraph operator Thomas O Con nor in a crowded lower Broadway scene almost causing a panic.
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New York
Wm. R. Hennig
Chicago
Thomas O'Connor
Lower Broadway
Divide His Estate in Northwood Case
Grand Forks North Dakota December 7 Hans I Evenson a Northwood farmer agreed to divide his property among his eight children to curb spending on intoxicants His eldest Johannes becomes guardian of seven younger siblings and Evenson’s estate a half section of land will be transferred through attorney B G Skulason to the children with Johannes in charge The purported guardian fight was dropped as part of the arrangement
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Grand Forks
N. D
Hans I. Evenson
Northwood
Johannes
B. G. Skulason
Evenson
North Dakota Incorporation Leaders Meet in Grand Forks
Representatives of North Dakota Incorporated Cities held a meeting in Grand Forks and elected Mayor Johnson as president along with other officers.
Marshall to aid commission on car shortage information
Marshall will assist the Interstate Commission in securing information about the car shortage in the Northwest. The move aims to address demurrage remedy and improve regulatory oversight.
Grand jury probes gambling cases extend over hours
In New York on December 7 the grand jury sessions lasted several hours with twenty five witnesses examined. Jerome issued twenty five subpoenas for agents and proprietors of alleged pool rooms in the second police district. Inspector McClusky with police captains will serve these subpoenas in the district.
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New York
Jerome
McClusky
Sultan Struggling Troops Set to Fight Pretender Followed
Melilla Morocco Dec 7 A detachment of the sultan's forces commanded by Kaid Bachina crossed the Mélouya River. Native runners report the pretender's followers plan to attack the Sherifan force as the outcome remains eagerly awaited with expectation of sultan's victory.
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Melilla
Morocco
Kaid Bachina
Méulouya River
Rivers and Harbors Convention Opens in Washington
In Washington on December 7 the national rivers and harbors convention began a two day session with speeches stressing Congress must appropriate at least 50 million dollars yearly for river and harbor improvements nationwide.
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Washington
Congress
Fire destroys Union Lumber Co plant in San Francisco
A major blaze in San Francisco gutted the Union Lumber Co plant at Sixth and Hooper streets early today, destroying the building and stock. Estimated loss stands at 200000 dollars. Fire crews fought the flames for hours but were unable to save the facility.
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San Francisco
Union Lumber Co
Sixth and
Hooper Streets
Cement Plant Fire Damages Elizabeth Works in Pa
Pittsburg December 7. The International Portland Cement Co plant at Elizabeth Pennsylvania was damaged by fire today with estimated losses around 200000 dollars.
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Pittsburg
International Portland Cement Co
Elizabeth
Respite Granted for Mrs Myers and Frank Hottman
Governor Folk announced a respite until January 10 for Mrs Aggie Myers and Frank Hottman of Kansas City who were convicted of murdering Mrs Myers husband and sentenced to hang. The delay allows time for Justice Brewer of the U S Supreme Court to decide an application for a writ of error from the Missouri Supreme Court.
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Jefferson City
Folk
Aggie Myers
Frank Hottman
Kansas City
Myers
Justice Brewer
United States Supreme Court
Missouri Supreme Court
Halvorson Sentenced for Great Northern Depot Theft
J M Halvorson confessed to stealing the depot fire gold at Aneta. He was arraigned in Grand Forks before Judge Fisk, given a reformatory sentence then moved to the state penitentiary for eighteen months due to age. Gold shipped from a St Paul bank to a MeVille bank, part melted, with the remainder spent in several towns.
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Grand Forks
N. D
J. M. Halvorson
Great Northern
Aneta
Lakota
Fisk
Halvorson
State
St. Paul
MeVille
Michigan City
Crookston
Bemidji
Municipal leadership roles listed for North Dakota cities
A fragment lists officials for Associated Municipalities of North Dakota including positions: President Mayor of Fargo, First Vice President City Attorney of Larimore, Second Vice President Mayor of Devils Lake, Secretary City Attorney of Valley City, and Treasurer Mayor of Grand Forks.
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Fargo
Clity
Larimore
Devils Lake
Valley City
Grand Forks
New Municipalities Association Forms After Delegates Meet
Grand Forks North Dakota December 7 The first result of a delegate convention formed an association of municipalities from several cities. Ex officio officers will come from member cities with semiannual meetings to discuss municipal problems. Debates on tax equalization were raised urging a tax board to remove political influence from assessments while officials debated potential gains.
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Grand Forks
N. D
Commercial Club
Lee Coombs
Valley City
Coombs
Johnson
Fargo
Board of Equalization
Eal
Pecan Crop Drops Far Below Average in Oklahoma and Texas
New York dispatch reports the pecan harvest this year will be well under average in the leading producing states Oklahoma and Texas, with an announced decline of about fifty percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Oklahoma
Texas
Marshall to aid northwest car shortage hearings
Representative Marshall of North Dakota will travel to Minnesota and North Dakota to gather testimony on car shortages for the Interstate Commerce Commission. He will search for competent witnesses and collect evidence while Congress is in recess, hoping to influence remedies and possible reciprocity demurrage solutions.
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Washington
Marshall
North Dakota
Interstate Commerce Commission
Lane
Representative Marshall
Commissioner Lane
Congress
Mr. Marshall
Chippewa Starvation Fears Rise On Grand Portage Reservation
Grand Marias Minn December 7 Many Chippewa Indians on the Grand Portage reservation are on the verge of starvation as the usual government allowance of flour and pork was not received leaving vulnerable families without relief.
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Grand Marias, Minn
Grand Portage Reservation
Fierce fighter linked to deadly attack in Mississippi
In Greenville on December 7 a Black assailant fatally wounded a Black woman in a boarding house. When Officer Kofler tried arresting him the suspect struck the officer, barricaded himself, and fatally injured two more Black victims plus wounded a white man, Captain Quinn, and Assistant Clerk Abercrombie before escaping. Separately in Montreal the same day a herd of seventeen elk were shipped to Christ Church, New Zealand, for acclimation trials.
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Greenville
Miss
Kofler
Quinn
Abercrombie
Montreal
Christ Church
New Zealand
Mental patient sent home from Minot to Norway
Minot on December 7% Ole Thornstenson, a county charge described as slightly deranged, will be sent to his former home in Norway. He received a ticket to New York and the immigration service will arrange his departure from there.
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Minot
Ole Thornstenson
Norway
New York
Immigration Service
Emigration Boom Shapes Spring Outbound to Georgia
Stockholm reports 18,000 young Swedes booked for emigration to the southern states of America this spring. The exodus will be the largest in the nation’s history, with Georgia the primary destination for most migrants.
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Stockholm
Sweden
America
Georgia
Murderer Henry White Escapes Lebanon Jail
Henry White, the killer of Marshall Basore of Franklin in Warren county, remains at large after escaping Lebanon jail days ago. Bloodhounds tracked him to a thicket near Pleasant Plain, where he opened fire on a posse before escaping in a pistol duel.
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Lebanon
Henry White
Marshall Basore
Franklin
Warren County
White
Pleasant Plain
American and Pulajanes Clash on Leyte Island
At Leyte four miles from Lapas on the Tarrragona trail a U.S. detachment of Company L, Eighth Infantry, with constabulary was attacked by Pulajanes. Five Americans were killed and nine wounded. Thirty Pulajanes were slain. other losses and captives unknown. Dead include Sergeants Joseph Clark and James Provian, and Private Daffer in, with others wounded. The battle occurred December 5 with a pursuit underway when telegraph service failed.
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Manila
Samuel V. Ham
Leyte
Pulajanes
Co. L
Eighth
United States Infantry
Ralph P. Yates
Lapas
Tarragona
Fought Pulajanes in Manila Column, Troops Kill Thirty
In Manila on December 7 a column of constabulary troops engaged a band of Pulajanes. The clash left thirty killed as soldiers pressed the pursuit. Strong, named actions and local details follow the readable portions of the report.
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Manila
Constabulary
Arsenic Found in Mrs. Viral Amid Six Suspicious Deaths
In Chicago police confirmed arsenic in the body of Mrs. Rose Viral, mother of a family with six suspicious deaths. Coroner’s physician Dr. Lewke found arsenic. embalming fluid tested clear. It remains unclear if Mrs. Viral ingested poison or was poisoned by another.
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Chicago
Rose Viral
Lewke
Vzral
Record Methanload of Polled-Angus Steers Sells High
Chicago December seventh. Fifteen Polled Angus two year old steers averaging 1430 pounds each sold today to a New York meat market for 17 cents a pound on the hoof. The sale sets a new record for a fifteen head load. Bred and fed by Jacob Funk of Bloomington Indiana.
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Chicago
New York
Jacob Funk
Bloomington
Minnesota hog crowned world’s prize fat hog at Chicago show
The 650 pound Yorkshire hog raised by Thomas H. Canfield of Lake Park Minnesota won the grand championship at the Chicago stock show becoming the world prize hog for 1906. The animal was not yet 18 months old and its weight was estimated at 650 pounds.
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Chicago
Minnesota
Thomas H. Canfield
Lake Park
Minn
Yorkshire
Titan
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Associated Municipalities
Ole Thorstenson
U. S
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Edward Keogh
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Edge
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Canfield
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