Fight Warm Fire Alarm Watch Burton Taft Contest
Columbus dispatch from December 30 describes the sharp struggle among Taft Burton and Foraker in the Ohio Republican caucus fight. Foraker watches as Taft and Burton duel while opposing an early caucus before the January 12 ballot at the state house. Burton also opposes the caucus, yet Taft’s backers seek an early resolution through a binding conference of state senators and representatives.
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Joe
Taft
Burton
Senator Foraker
Foraker
State House
McCumber Aims to Pass Federal Grain Inspection Bill
Senator McCumber of North Dakota expressed hope for favorable consideration of his federal grain inspection bill. He plans continued push and seeks a committee report in time for action this session. The bill rests with the Agriculture Committee chaired by Hansbrough who is ill in Minneapolis. Warren leads Military Affairs. Efforts target committee reporting in January.
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Washington
Mc Cumber
North Dakota
White House
Senator McCumber
Hansbrough
Minneapolis
Warren
Agricultural Committee
Senate
Hargis Trial's End and Mother's Devotion Amid Funds
The trial for Beach Hargis ends for now as prosecution plans a new case. His mother has mortgaged her home to fund the defense and may sell it to pay for a second defense. She remains devoted, hoping for her son's freedom and happiness in the final years of her life.
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Hargis
Patricide
Ruef Sentenced to Fourteen Years in San Quentin
Abraham Ruef former San Francisco political boss was sentenced to fourteen years in San Quentin for bribing a member of the Schmitz board of supervisors in the award of an overhead trolley franchise to United Railroads. Judge Wm. P. Lacher imposed the sentence amid a muted courtroom. An appeal writ stayed execution.
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San Francisco
Abraham Ruef
San Quentin
Wm. P. Lacher
Ruef
Schmitz Board of Supervisors
United Railroads
Snowstorm Closes Factories Across Britain
A snowstorm sweeping the British Isles shuts many factories and halts train service in Scotland for a day. Roads in several English counties are blocked by deep drifts as the weather continues.
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British Isles
London
Scotland
Judge Assigned to Beach Hargis Case To Be Heard
The judge who will preside over the Beach Hargis case is to be announced. Court officials indicated the docket will designate the trial judge once scheduling details are finalized.
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Beach Hargis
First Beach Hargis trial jury deadlocked at court
The first trial of Beach Hargis for his father’s killing ended with a hung jury. The judge, Adams, presided as the defense and prosecution prepared for a second trial, expected to occur soon.
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Beach Hargis
Adams
Hands Off the Deposit Guaranty
Washington officials urge banks to oppose state deposit guaranty laws. Members of the monetary commission warn such laws could hamper federal action on national banks and threaten money stringency amid ongoing currency measures.
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Washington
Monetary Commission
Blizzard Hits Great Britain Across Islands and Railways
London reports a violent blizzard gripping the United Kingdom with Scotland and north Ireland worst hit. The storm halts northern railway and streetcar service, isolates towns, causes exposure deaths, and disrupts cross channel traffic. Snow drifts block roads and lines, telegraph and telephone networks suspended, outdoor work halted, and farmers lose cattle and sheep.
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London
United Kingdom
Scotland
Ireland
Northern
Wales
Cross Channel
Three Suicide Attempts by Sam Williamson in Minneapolis
Sam Williamson, forty, of Ripley Minnesota, made three attempts to end his life on December. He first ate a rat biscuit, then took carbolic acid and finally lay on Wisconsin Central tracks at Third Avenue North. A brakeman saw him and a trainman pulled him clear before a inbound train arrived. police were notified and he was placed in an ambulance.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Sam Williamson
Ripley
Wisconsin Central Railroad
Third Avenue North
Williamson
Auition
Taft Says He Has Seen Only One Play In Twenty Years
Atlanta GA Dec 30 Judge Taft plans limited theater attendance after becoming president. A telegram asked him to accept a New Year’s Eve box in the city and he replied he has attended only one theatrical performance in twenty years, choosing Uncle Tom’s Cabin.
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Atlanta
Taft
Gutta
Kia
North Dakota Educatorshold Annual Convention in Valley City
About 300 to 400 teachers attended the North Dakota Educational association meeting at the Valley City normal school as a severe storm delayed some arrivals. Key topics included free textbooks for public schools, deputy county superintendents, and sessions on elementary education and school administration.
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N. D
North Dakota
North Dakota Educational Association
Department of
Stockwell
General Association
Grmm
Cavalier
Neilson
Barnes
Wells
Walsh
Davis
Adams
McDonald
McHenry
Polum
Williams
Mattie Davis
Cass County
Normal School Department of Music
State funds 10 bolster a bank state funds 10 bolster a bank
Lansing Mich Dec 30 Great numbers of figures were placed before the jury in the trial of ex State Treasurer Frank P Glazier on the charge of appropriating state money to his own use and the use of the bank of which he was president at his Chelsea home Mich By means of these figures the prosecution expects to show that the state money which Mr Glasier deposited in his Chelsea bank was used to bolster it up when its deposits were failing it is charged that during one month of 1906 when the individual deposits of the institution fell off about 100000 he deposited 364000 of oil placing the money in both and savings departments.
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Lansing
Mich
Frank P. Glazier
Chelsea
Gundersons Deny Any Persecution in Iverson Case
Aneta North Dakota December 30 State Senator Gunderson says there was no persecution in the Iverson prosecution in U S court. He states factional differences did not enter the suit the government started the case and only Gundersons or their friends testified when subpoenas summoned them.
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Aneta
N. D
Gunderson
Young Iverson
United States
Witnesses Describe Captain Hains Mental Toll of Wife Scandal
In Flushing New York Major Hains testified tearfully that Captain Peter C Hains Jr showed emotional strain and fixated on alleged misconduct of his wife with William Annis. Defense aims to reveal how such stories affected his mind as Thornton J Hains stands trial for Annis's killing.
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Capt. Hains
Flushing
N. Y
Hains
United States Army
Thornton Hains
Peter C. Hains, Jr
Wm. B. Annis
Major Hains
Annis
McIntyre
T. J. Hains
Peter ©. Hains
Philippines
Thornton J. Haine
Captain Haine
Tillman to Speak at South Carolina Teachers Session
Benjamin R. Tillman will deliver one of the principal addresses at the annual session of the South Carolina Teachers' Association, commencing today at the state house in Columbia.
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Columbia
Benjamin R. Tillman
South Carolina Teachers’ Association
State House
Dick Looks Out for Own Place
Columbus Ohio December 30 The arrival of Senator Charles Dick this afternoon and the conferences that will follow offer the only new features of the senatorial fight Dick is keenly interested in the outcome for who will succeed Senator Faraker and influence his own bid to succeed himself in 1911
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Columbus
Charles Dick
Foraker
Castellane custody ruling keeps Anna Gould children with Princess de Sagan
Paris dispatch reports the court denied Count Boni de Castellane's petition to gain custody of his three children. The judge ordered the children remain in the care of the Princess de Sagan, formerly Anna Gould of New York.
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Count Boni
Paris
Count Boni de Castellane
Marquise de Castellane
Princess de Sagan
Anna Gould
New York
Fifty Miners Die In Explosion In West Virginia Mine
Ennis West Virginia December 30 the Lick Branch mine disaster after an explosion yesterday afternoon has claimed up to fifty lives. By 1 oclock twelve bodies were recovered and thirty eight men remained inside with slim hopes of rescue. The cause is unknown and mourning families bear their loss quietly on the mountainside.
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Ennis
W. Va
Lick Branch
One Divorce For Every Ten Marriages In Minneapolis
Minneapolis figures from License Clerk Richard Wiggin show 1907 had 9 percent divorces to marriages and 1908 rose to over 10 percent. With 3,364 marriages in 1907 and only about 2818 in 1908, the divorce rate is climbing and described as remarkable. Local data align with eastern reports that one in 18 marriages fails nationwide, while Minneapolis stands at one in ten.
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Minneapolis
Richard Wiggin
District Court
Fair Italy Ravaged by Calamity Amid Royal Scene
A dramatic report describes a royal meeting in Italy interrupted by disaster. The queen faints as chaos erupts, with between 50 000 and 150 000 believed dead. Rescue efforts unfold while the sea bears corpses and sorrowful scenes abound.
Aeolian Isles Doom Believed After Cable Cut
A cable to the Aeolian Islands near Sicily is interrupted signaling a broken line. Fears rise that Lipari and its 12,000 residents may have suffered devastation. The report from Rome notes the islands lie twenty five miles north of Sicily and the largest island Lipari hosts the capital town.
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Rome
Sicily
Lipari
Town of Bagnara wiped out by fire in Calabria
A report from Catanzaro says the coastal town of Bagnara near Reggio has been completely destroyed by fire. All inhabitants, about 10,000 people, are dead. In days lime will be spread over the ruins marking the site of the once populous town.
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Catanzaro
Calabria
Bagnara
Reggio
Calabrian Sicilian Earthquake Devastates Italy Amid Hopes and Loss
Rome reports reveal unprecedented disaster as Calabria and eastern Sicily suffer massive death tolls. Estimates range from 100,000 to 600,000, with half the regional population dead or grieving. King Victor Emmanuel and Queen visit Messina. Pope Pius to aid survivors. Drake arrives with refugees. Consul Cheney and wife confirmed dead.
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Eastern
Sicy
Pope Pius
Palermo
Messina
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