FATAL FIRE IN GOTHAM CLAIMS LIFE OF TEENAGER
A five story West 127th Street apartment blaze killed eighteen year old Daniel Frizzell and left three Looker family members seriously burned. Fireman David Mullen saved Mrs Looker as flames towered, receiving burns himself. Property loss estimated at $16,000 as residents aided by tenants and firefighters escaped.
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Daniel Frizzell
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Alice Looker
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Harrison Looker
David Mullen
Mullen
Pair Die in Personal Crisis Pact in St Louis Flat
In St Louis on December 24 a couple believed to have been in a personal crisis pact were found dead in a kitchen pallét. Their bodies, wrapped in each other’s arms, showed death by gas from a range. Albers and his wife had reconciled after a brief separation a few hours earlier.
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St. Louis
Herman’ Albers
Albers
Hospital Adieu Will Renew Woes In Hot Springs
Col Fred Tucker, army paymaster, to be recalled from Army and Navy hospital where he was kept after his wife Dolly Logan Tucker sought his arrest in Chicago. Nurse Myrtle Platt, Tucker’s accused co‑conspirator, is housed with Tucker’s sister in Ok Park Illinois as Tucker visits daily. The recall order stems from Mrs Logan Tucker’s threat to pursue him again in Cook County court.
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Fred Tucker
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Chicago
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Slater
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Ill
Colonel Tucker
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Cook County
French and Kaiser in Algerian Row
London reports France urged Britain to address alleged German acts in Algeria. Count Von Rhoden testified he acted under formal German orders during a mutiny in southern Oran that involved forty deserters from the French Foreign Legion. Von Rhoden is linked to Prince Eital.
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France
Germany
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Count von Rhoden
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Prince Eital
Kalper
Sacrifice Ends In Tragedy At Hartford Hospital
Mrs Joseph Hartnett who gave several pints of her blood to save her husband in critical condition awoke to learn he had died beside her on the hospital table. Physicians feared operat ion due to his weakened state but transfusion of life blood into his veins proved useless as he died before it could take effect. The widow, mother of seven, was kept from despair by shock.
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Conn
Joseph ‘Hartnett
Hartnett
Bathhouse John Cleared of Assault in Ward Ball Case
Chicago alderman Bathhouse John Coughlin was found not guilty by a jury in Judge Newcomer's court. The verdict, announced after a delay, followed allegations of assault on Lyman Atwell the night of the recent First Ward Democratic ball.
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John Coughlin
Lyman Atwell
Record-Herald
Thelverdiet
Newcomer
Coughlin
Firat Ward
Women should self support if they wed poor men says judge
New York December 2 The judge in Annie Glassberg vs Laster Warren W Foster comments on matrimony and poverty. He notes some women marry for status but says moral duty and proper conduct relate to the burdens of supporting families in overcrowded districts. The piece critiques social misery and the strain on the poor in large households.
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New York
Warren W
May Land in 1 Taft Cabinet in Washington
Critics say the cabinet appointment process varied from initial rumors as to who would replace J B Kellogg of Minnesota. Early speculation placed Bonaparte or an attorney at the top, with Wickersham and Henry York among considered figures. The prevailing sense now points to Henry York as a likely choice, while Taft’s brother Henry W York is also mentioned.
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Frans
J.B. Kellogg
Minnesota
Nto
Bonaparte
United States
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Wickersham
New
Henry
Murder Case Ties to Harve Hazel in Toledo Trial
In Toledo Ohio last night Harvey Hazel was convicted of murder after a conflict at school where he resented being called by his last name. He struck his mother with a hammer and fled, later returning home to admit the act. The case follows a troubling sequence from school resentment to fatal violence, with testimony from locals about his behavior and connections to a rider band in Union City Tennessee.
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Toledo
Ohio
Don Harvey Hazel
Hazel
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Toure
Parerite’y Brnouinea
Gerad
Union City
Tenn
Thomas H.gloag
Arthur
Sant
Ranken
Huffman
Morrie
New York Corporations Disburse Millions in January 1909
New York City financial entities including banks trust companies railroads and industrial firms will disburse about 230 million in January 1909 up from last year by roughly 20 million, driven by a surge in securities issued this year.
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New York
New York City
Senate bill seeks amendment on presidential succession
Washington Doc reports Senator Ha con's measure would amend the federal constitution to address presidential succession. The piece notes the issue resurfaces every four years from the day after election until the following May, urging careful constitutional consideration.
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Washington
Doc
Ha~con
United States
Freight derailment rumors end without serious harm near Pennington
Report from Philadelphia Reading Railway near Pennington described a wreck with widespread loss of life rumors that proved false. Telegraph lines were limited and officials arranged a safe passage for cars as reporters and locals rushed to the scene, finding no significant injuries or damage.
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Reading
Philadelphia& Reading
Pennington
Steamer Inada Wrecked off Crookhaven Ireland
The British steamer Inada, from Galverton bound for Lin pool, went ashore on the south reef of Mizen Head during dense fog and heavy seas. Captain Robarts, his stewardess, and four others drowned. Fifty-five crew members survived by climbing the cliff.
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Ireland
Robarts
Galverton
Linpool
Mizen Heal
Roberta
Atety-Fve Mien
No Truth in Morning Story From Fargo Dean Burle Bon Denies Destitution
Dean Burle Bon of Fargo’s Cathedral rebuts a morning paper report claiming a family starved and destitute. He says the named woman is not destitute, has church aid, and is being cared for by a nurse from his church. He condemns the article as an unjust misrepresentation and notes she was wrongly identified?ed address.
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Morning Sheet
Fargo
Dean Burlebon
Curch
Preachers Laud Kaiser Over Prohibition Pledge
New York Dec 24 At a Methodist meeting Dr William Potts George pastor of Bedford Street church introduced a resolution praising the German emperor for his stated intention to abstain from intoxicating beverages. The measure expressed hope for his cooperation in fighting the liquor traffic and offered prayers for the German people and the emperor.
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New York
Metho
William Potts George
Bedford Street
HALT RAILWAYS MILLERS DEMAND REDUCED RATES
The milling interests of the northwest petition the Interstate Commerce Commission to halt what they call unjust discriminatory railroad rates to the Atlantic seaboard. Forty mills with 117 million barrels of annual capacity join in, along with twenty eight railroads as defenders. They claim current costs from Minneapolis to New York rose from under 20 cents to 23 cents per hundred pounds, and press for a rate of 20 cents.
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Atlantic Seaboard
Interstate Commerce
Ius
Buffalo
Minnesota
Minneapolis
New York
Probe of Rebating Charges at Nelson Morris & Co
Reports say the federal grand jury may probe rebating charges involving packing firms at the stock yards after issuing subpoenas to 10 Hubopoenia employees in Nelson Morris and Co. The inquiry could broaden to include other major Chicago packing houses.
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Chicago
Til
Nelson Morris & Co
Wankington
Mary Anderson Warns Girls From Stage Career
New York on December 24 Mary Anderson former queen of the American stage now retired after marrying Antonio de Navarro visits with her husband and two young children. She warns young girls to avoid stage life calling it hard and unsatisfactory advising teachers or other work instead. She says she will not return to the stage and denies reports of any theatrical plans during her stay.
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New York
Mary Anderson
Antonio de Navarro
England
Mia. de Navarro
Labor leaders to confer on contempt court ruling
Washington December 24 the American Federation of Labor executive council will meet in this city January 11 to discuss sentencing for contempt of court for President Gompers Vice President Morrison and Secretary Morrison in the district of Columbia supreme court. A resolution supporting the federation leaders amid the court action will be submitted and the policy in view of the decision outlined.
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Carrie
Financial power resigns from 31 directors
Thomas F. Ryan quits the boards of thirty one corporations in New York citing physician advice. He will retain control of Moreton Trustee, National Bank of Commerce, and Paepa. The move reflects a retirement policy begun two years ago as health concerns mounted.
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New York
Thomas F., Ryan
Yielaing
Moreton
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Paepa
Fedecci
Ryan
Interborough
New Jeannee
Hains Case Sensation at New York Trial
In Flushing New York on December 34 a sensational trial of Thornton J Hains continues as defense lawyer Joan F McIntyre moves to cite cabman Martin Skura for perjury after Skura testifies that Hains brothers said We've got him now Yet Skura retracts claiming the statements were false State's case nears completion with witnesses expected before Christmas and defense likely to present Thornton Hains own testimony to the jury.
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Flushing
Thornton J. Hains
Joan F. McIntyre
Martin Sura
Shura
Thornton Haine
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William E Annis
Darrin
Bayside Yacht Club
Annis
Joseph Shay
McIntyre
Shay
Thornton 3. Haine
Can't Be Mayor and Be Pure Man
Minneapolis mayor J. Haynes says a man can be absolutely pure if he serves only two weeks, amid news of reform efforts in his absence by President Ax against dances and Civic accusations of police laxity over blind pigs.
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J. Haynes
President Roosevelt to spend final Christmas at White House
Washington December 24 President Roosevelt will not leave Washington for the holidays. He will stay at the White House with Mrs Longworth and family for a quiet Christmas as the nation watches.
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Archie
Max Ethel
Staunton
Snow Buries Northeast as Rich Hope Christmas Joy
Philadelphia reports a heavy blanket of snow reaching from Ka Indian to New York, with up to a foot in some areas, creating festive joy among the well to do but hardship for the poor in the quarter. In Chicago, Rep James A Tawney declines to predict Roosevelt’s response to the secret service resolution, while en route to Winona.
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