Thirteen aboard the Clarion believed lost after ship's fire
Reports from Cleveland and Detroit say the steamer Clarion burned off Pelee Island killing or stranding many crew members. A green waterlogged yawl may be the missing boat, while other inbound steamers report no signs of survivors and searchers continue.
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Lake
Cleveland, O
Clarion
Pelee Island
Lake Erie
Thomas Bell
Detroit
Mich
W. B. Davock
Davock
Long Point
Cleveland, C
Saturn
Jupiter
Kerr
Hugh Kenney
Point Pelee
Defalcations at Daughters of the American Revolution
Washington reports a clerk at the national headquarters admitted taking several thousand dollars over at least three years. The officers decided not to prosecute the woman who confessed. she was dismissed. A post office inspector watching from across the street observed her discard an envelope and summoned her to confess. Suspicions grew after complaints arrived, with some documents intercepted or destroyed.
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Washington
Daughters of the American Revolution
Society
N D Girl Shot by Her Father in Glencoe
Anna Neilson, daughter of Glencoe, North Dakota, was wounded by a rifle fired by her father. An eye witness said a hired man was cleaning the gun when the father removed him and the weapon discharged, injuring Anna in the leg. She is in Bismarck Hospital and may need leg amputation but is not expected to die.
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Bismarck
N. D
Anna Neilson
Glencoe
Bismarck Hospital
M. Neilson
Neilson
Remaining militia guard at mill amid Bridgeport strike
Bridgeport reports all militia sent home except forty soldiers stationed at the Aetna Standard mills of the American Sheet and Tin Plate Co. The withdrawal is noted as significant while negotiations continue to resolve the strike.
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Bridgeport
Aetna Standard Mills
American Sheet and Tin Plate Co
Northwest switchmen strike faces conference with Gompers
In Saint Paul the Switchmen's union foresees a possible general strike as President Hawley meets Samuel Gompers in Cincinnati. Officials say railroads must meet demands. three dozen strikebreakers scouted, freight moves unevenly, and labor fears wider action if Hawley presses.
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Switchmen’s
Foley Hotel
Saint Paul
R. J. Martin
A. C. Parker
Frank T. Hawley
Switchmen’s Union
Daniel W. Lawler
G. E. Pennoch
Great Northern Railway
St. Paul
Northwest
Hawley
Prsident Gomvers
American Federation of Labor
Cincinnati
Harshberger
Pers
Federation of Labor
Mt Hawley
Switchmen’s of North America
Gompers
Postal Savings Bill Surfaces Amid Money Interest Support
Washington reports Sen Car ter of Montana says the postal savings bank bill will pass committee after holidays. Money interests back the measure while House Chairman Weeks remains hostile. Democrats oppose it. The bill is said to impact the Oklahoma depositors guarantee law. Also, New Mexico names Mills and Pope for governor and chief justice.
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Oklahoma
Washington
Carter
Montana
Senate Committee On Post Offices
Weeks
House
New Mexico
Senate
Wm. J. Mills
Wm. H. Pope
Territory
Warriner Before the Grand Jury in $643000 Big Four Shortage
Cincinnati reports the grand jury reopens the probe into a $643,000 Big Four shortage that cost former Treasurer Charles L. Warriner his job. Prosecutor Hunt hints another linked man faces possible indictment as another charge is anticipated today. In San Antonio, Ines Ruiz, linked to the Garza revolution years ago, is rearrested amid extradition talks.
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Cincinnati
Treas
Chas
L. Warriner
Hunt
San Antonio
Tex
Ines Ruiz
United States
Scott
Mexico
Wickersham
Ruiz
Garza
Danville, DL
W. J. Calhoun
Danville
China
Crane
Calhoun
Shelby Cullom
McKinley
Illinois
Zelaya faces murder charge after Nicaragua executions
Washington reports a Senate resolution by Senator Raynor seeking steps to arrest President Zelaya of Nicaragua and punish him for murder if warranted. The measure cites the execution of Grace and Cannon as reported from Nicaragua. Zelaya’s possible retirement and successor chatter, including Jose Madriz, circulate as a concern for U S authorities.
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Washington
Zelaya
Nicaragua
State Department
Raynor
Grace and
Cannon
Senate
Jose Madriz
Madriz
Fire at Sterling Furniture Co. warehouse in Winnipeg
A $200,000 blaze struck the Sterling Furniture Co. warehouse on Fort Street in Winnipeg this afternoon at 2 o'clock. Firemen battled frigid conditions with 25 below zero temperatures, walls remained standing but total loss hit $75,000 with additional damages to Sterling Furniture Co. $100,000 and Lewis Furniture Co. $30,000, plus losses to Martel and Shewan, Standard Storage, and Smith and Bruel.
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Winnipeg
Man
Sterling Furniture Co
Fort Street
Lewis Furniture Co
Martel and Shewan
Standard Storage Co
Smith and Bruel
Red Cloud, Famous Sioux Chief, Dead
Washington news reports Red Cloud, the renowned Sioux chief, has died. Superintendent Brennan of the Pine Ridge Indian agency in Washington conveyed the news while attending a meeting of advocates for Indian education.
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Washington
Red Cloud
Brennan
Pine Ridge
North Dakota Wheat at Corn Show Draws Wisconsin Rivalry
The Omaha World-Herald reports James J. Hill, famed railroad builder, plans to buy a sample of wheat from the Wisconsin display to prove North Dakota offers the best wheat. The contest centers on a peck of wheat showcased at the corn exposition and drawn from pocket collections.
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North Dakota
Omaha Evening World-Herald
James J. Hill
Hill
Jiéokis
Wisconsin
Leaders Agree on Work of Session
Washington under good authority says a preliminary understanding exists between the president and house and senate leaders on the session’s work. The president will not become involved in Cannon troubles and aims to steer clear of the dispute.
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Washington
House
Senate
Congress
Earthquakes Recorded Near St Ignatius College
Records found on the siesmograph at St Ignatius college by Father Odenback show two shocks yesterday. The vibrations were east west and the observer says the tremors were probably felt in some place in California.
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Cleveland
St. Ignatius College
Father Odenback
California
Barefoot Dance Shocks Boston Society
Boston society members watched Miss Janet Duff of Cleveland perform a diaphanous Greek dance at Mrs. Jack Gardner’s Fenway court. The barefoot, sleeveless act drew enthusiastic crowds from some social circles while several matrons walked out before the finale.
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Boston
Boston Society
Jack Gardner
Venetian Palace
Fenway Court
Janet Duff
Cleveland
Des Moines Arrival Triggers Joy in Bluefields Amid Sandinista Talks
At Bluefields Nicaragua on December 10 General Estrada learned Zelaya envoy Diaz would press surrender of the insurgent army. The Des Moines cruiser arrived to cheers as its band played The Star Spangled Banner while Commander Shipley met U.S. consul Moffat to discuss next steps.
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Bluefields
Nicaagua
Estrada
Zelaya
Fornos Diaz
Vasquez
Rama
Diaz
Julio Benilla
Eva
General Diaz
Major Zelaya
United States
Des Moines
John H. Shipley
Thomas P. Moffat
Officals Elected as Rivers and Harbors Congress Holds Session
Joseph E. Ransdell was re elected president of the national rivers and harbors congress. J F Ellison was named secretary treasurer and John A Fox special director. The group urged a new department of waterways improvements funded by annual revenues or bonds. Resolutions urged states to protect dock and landing facilities and noted a European waterways report by Emery R Johnson.
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Washington
Joseph E. Ransdell
Congress
Louisiana
J. F. Ellison
Cincinnati
John A. Fox
Arkansas
Department of Waterways
National Rivers and Harbors Congress
Emery R. Johnson
University of Pennsylvania
National Waterways Commission
Commission
United States
James B. Smith
St. Louis
Committee On
Masonic Temple Dedication Marks Scottish Rite Reunion
Danville opens its Masonic temple with a formal dedication led by Grand Commander James D. Richardson. A banquet and 8 PM organ recital follow, as Master Masons and guests attend from distant locales to witness the event and celebrate a week of Scottish Rite reunions.
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United States
James D. Richardson
Supreme Council
Quarles
St. Louis
J. Ransom Hall
Quartette
William A. Scott
Board of Trustees
Richardson
Samuel E. Adams
The
William P. Roberts
Minnesota
Kadish
Minneapolis
Adam
Alex Guilmant
Alex Guilmane
James T. Quarles
Adolph Adams
Fire kills mother and four children in Kansas village
In Wayne, near Concordia, Mrs. Frank Hicks and her four children ages 8 to 10 perished in a house fire after an oil stove exploded. Mrs. Hicks saved her baby before returning inside and perishing from smoke. The husband suffered severe burns while trying to fight the blaze. In a separate note from Washington, U.S. authorities say James E. Cook, an American railway conductor jailed in Guadalajara, faces Mexican court action and an expedited appeal to secure a prompt trial.
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Concordia, Kas
Wayne
Frank Hicks
Washington
State Department
Jas. E. Cook
Guadalajar
Mex
United States
Mexico
Cook
Suffragettes Hide in Hall as Audacious Protest Surges
A small band of suffragettes secreted themselves in Albert Hall last night preparing to confront Premier Asquith during a Liberal campaign event. They hid in packing cases and on the roof, with one found inside the organ and another nearly toppled into a forty foot deep well.
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London
Albert Hall
Asquith
Ryan pleads guilty to first degree murder in hotel killings
Albert Ryan former Western Federation of Miners organizer pleads guilty to murder in the first degree for the July 16 hotel shooting in Los Angeles. Judge Davis must decide on hanging or life imprisonment after a prior finding of sanity by a jury. Victims named Otto C. Miller and Harry B. Snwder.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Albert Ryan
Western Federation of Miners
Ryan
Davis
Otto C. Miller
Harry B. Snwder
Brokaw Alimony Suit Trial Narrates Alleged Abuse
Mary Blair Brokaw testified in Mineola as her suit for separation and 60 000 a year alimony against millionaire W Gould Brokaw resumed. She described alleged ill treatment by her jealous temper and warned of upcoming cross examination.
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New York
W. Gould Brokaw
Mary Blair Brokaw
Mineola
L. L
Fire Hits Four Story Building in Detroit
A fierce blaze struck 121 139 Champlain Street in Detroit destroying a four story structure housing Gray Furniture Storage Co Detroff Manufacturing Urn and Michigan Cash Register Co. Loss estimated at 20000 dollars.
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Detroit, Mich
Champlain Street
Gray Furniture Storage Co
Detroff Manufacturing Urn
Michigan Cash Register Co
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Taft
Cause For
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Mildred Romsdahl
Hollins
Ataian
Dubois James T. Quarles
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Romedah
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Rousseau
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Debuasy
Guilmant
U. S
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