Loaded trolley car plunges down high embankment
A Pottsville Pennsylvania trolley car carrying thirty five residents plunged about twenty feet into the Schuylkill River between Pottsville and Schuylkill Haven. All injured were rushed to Pottsville hospital with several in precarious condition though no fatalities reported. Authorities cite a broken rail as probable cause.
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Pottsville
Schuylkill Haven
Blackbridge
Schuykil Haven
Schuylkil
Pottsville Hospital
Fire Causes Sad Panic At Chestnut Hill School
In Coshocton Ohio a candle lit Christmas tree during a Santa Claus scene at Chestnut Hill entertainment caused a fire. Melville Shryock 16 was fatally burned, Jesse Turner 13 was seriously burned, and several teachers and others were injured amid the panic as flames spread through the crowded school building.
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Coshocton
Santa Claus
Chestnut Hill
Melville Shryock
Jesse Turner
Juror Commits Suicide Over Verdict Worries
In Spokane Charles F. Newman a juror in a personal injury suit near Chester eight miles away shot himself after discussing driver error with his wife and being sent home as the judge gave instructions. His death followed a day of deliberations amid concerns over responsibility for the verdict.
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Spokane
Charles F. Newman
Chester
Newman
Cobra Loose on Snip Aboard German Freighter Katterturm
A great king cobra escaped its cage aboard the German freighter Katterturm anchored in Boston. The reptile killed one sailor and terrorized West Indian and Malay crew members during the voyage from Calcutta. Two townsmen agreed to help unload, delaying the operation.
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Boston
Tridden
Calcutta
Explosion fatality at Christmas in Kentucky mine
Edward Van Reaver of Little Clear Creek, Middlesboro Kentucky, was blown to atoms while discharging dynamite. He allegedly approached a live dynamite stick believing the fuse was extinguished during a Christmas celebration, triggering a catastrophic blast.
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Middlesboro
Edward van Reaver
Little Clear Creek
van Heaver
Meadis
Storm Leaves Pensacola Areas Damaged
A Pensacola storm knocked down fences and damaged buildings while high winds toppled several vessels in the upper harbor amid heavy rain.
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Pensacola
Vensacola
Fla.t
Stolen Santa Express Gifts Recovered Between Cities
A gang stole a Vandalia Express No. 35 car with many Christmas gifts. The theft spanned between this city and St. Leuk Verre Haute. Investigators report 34 effit ors attempted to obtain items, with the major load consisting of Christmas gifts.
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Santa
Verre Haute
St. Leuk
Vandalia Expresseir No
King George Praised for Great Hunt Victories
Report says King George hunted in Nepal as guest of the rajah and slew George A Mighty Hunter Delphi Three Jiyere and three eghinos. The king is being praised for his excellent marksmanship during a plentiful hunt game.
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George
Delphi
Nepal
Three Arrested for Bootlegging in Bedford
Harry Ferguson Omer Owens and Ed Moreuan were arrested on bootlegging charges in Bedford. Four men have been jailed in the past three days on similar charges, including Bert Chestnut.
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Bedford
Harry Ferguson
Omer Owens
Ed Moreuan
Ben
Bert Chestnut
Persia yields to Russia amid siege at Tabriz and Resht
Russian ultimatum force Persia to concede all points including dismissal of officials and an apology. Battle rages in Tabriz streets and Resht area as Cossacks drive Persians from positions with heavy losses and property damage. Britain confirms Persia's compliance while talks hinge on foreign advisers under Russian oversight.
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St. Petersburg
Wattaires
Foreign Offce
Persin
Russia
M. Susonof
Persia
Tabriz
Reshr
Enzeli
Caspian Sea
Sians
Mr. Shuster
London
Teheran
Four Slavers Get Reprieve in Murder Case
Governor Renoon granted a reprieve until February 16 for four men sentenced to death for the murder of Fred Guelzow on October 20. Ewald Shiblawski Frank Sommerting and Thomas Schultz, aged 19, are among the condemned. Guelzow, a truck gardener, was killed while transporting produce and pleads for mercy for his young wife and infant.
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State Board of Pardons
Sprinaheld
Renoon
Fred Guelzow
Ewald
Frank Shiblawski
Philip Sommerting
Thomas Schultz
Guelzow
Cactus Leaves to Paint Market Revealed at Fruit Growers
California horticulturist Santa Tora Luther announced a spineless cactus discovery said to revolutionize paint whitewash and tire industries. World famous Luther is negotiating with a major paint house to supply cactus leaves for paint purposes as one grower claimed the plant could yield ten gallons of paint.
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Santa Tora
Cal
Luther
Star Bank
California Fruit Growers Convention
Tiuebank
Hooper Grants Seven Christmas Pardons in Tennessee
Gov Ben W Hooper announced seven pardons commutations and paroles for Christmas after a night in prison to study clemency. Local footage notes mercy actions aimed at easing individuals cases.
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Nashville
Ben W. Hooper
Brison
Christman
Mrs McNamara Nearing Death at Cumminaville Home
Mrs Mary McNamara mother of James and John McNewara, linked to dynamiters now in San Quentin, is slowly dying at her Cumminaville residence.
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Mrs. McNamara
Cipeinnath
Mary . McNamara
James
John McNewara
San Quentin
Cablia
Cumminaville
Burr Bros Promoters Sentenced to a Year on Blackwell’s Island
Four Burr brothers and associates were sentenced to one year in a federal penitentiary on Blackwell’s Island for defrauding investors in Burr Iroq Corp. Polices raid on November 20, 1910, uncovered a scheme that netted $18,000,000 to $15,000,000 from mining stock sales. The men, including Shelton Burr and Eugene Burr, originated from Leavenworth, Kansas, where Henry Burr built an early shoe factory fortune.
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New York
Blackwell's Island
Burr Iroq., Incorporated
Shelton ©. Burr
Eugene H. Burr
Charles H., Tobey
Edwin Wesley Preston
Burr Bros
Leavenworth
Kan
Shelton C. Burr
Henry Burr
Burr
End Near in Lorimer Inquiry Last Witness January 8
Senator Lorimer will testify as the final witness before a Senate committee. The panel has adjourned with no further testimony expected unless warranted. Taylorville resident Leste J. Taylor claimed State Representative Det Brownback offered to change Christian county into a Republican judicial district for bribes in 1909.
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Washington
Lorimer
Senate
Leste J. Taylor
Taylorville
Det Brownback
Taylor
Christian County
Brownback
Accused Slayer Cuts Self in Jail as Trial Nears
Rev. Charles V. Richeson, held for the murder of Miss Avis Linnell, mutilated himself with tin in his cell at Charles Street jail. Groans and cries drew keepers to the scene. doctors performed an immediate operation as prosecutors and physicians say the act was likely not intended to cause death.
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C. V. T. Richeson
Weston
Charles Street
Charenes Vot
Richeson
Avis Linnell
Nig Gyms
Langevin Separation Granted in Curie Case
In Paris, Mme. Langevin wins a separation from her husband M. Paul Langevin. The court statement cites abandonment of the conjugal home under injurious conditions and grave fojuriens toward his wife, amid links to Mme Curie in recent love letters.
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Mme. Curie
Paris
Mme. Langevin
M. Paul Langevin
Mme Curie
Langevin
Holy Hoster to Prison for Manslaughter in Portland
Rev Frank Sandford, head of the Holy Ghost and Us society, was sentenced by Superior Court to ten years in a federal prison in Atlanta for manslaughter. He was convicted on six counts, but only the first count determined the sentence. five counts were continued.
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Portland
Frank Sandford
Bfaty Ghost
Us Society
Suite Pade
Atlanta
Sandford W
Battle near Tripoli leaves Italians dead and wounded
Three battalions of Italian troops advancing from Alazara were attacked on Tuesday by Arab horsemen. In the ensuing battle, Italians were killed and 78 wounded.
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Tripoli
City Board Rule Upholds Commission Form Law
The Supreme Court sustained the constitutionality of the commission form of government law passed by the recent session. Springhela, W. reports the ruling in the wake of legislative action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springhela
Supreme Court
Packers Fight Back in Plea on Beef Indictments
George T. Buckingham opens the defense for the Packers, denying government charges and claiming limited profits and price restraint evidence. He argues only unwritten restraint breaches exist and outlines plans to counter the prosecution, noting past merger attempts and financing failures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Carpenter
George T. Buckingham
Packere
Buckingham
Supreme Court
Attorneve
United States Steel Corporation
Mouney
National Packing Company
Camorrist Trial Ends After Jurors Threaten Strike
In Rome at Viterbo the Camorrist trial collapsed as jurors threatened to strike over lengthy arguments. Jurors notified the court president they needed no more evidence, and witnesses refused to attend, prompting a farcical crisis as prosecutors warned closing arguments would take two weeks.
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Rome
Camorrist
Viterbo
Logan Tucker Drops Dead at Supper in Philadelphia
Captain Logan Tucker, grandson of Gen. John A. Logan, collapsed and died during supper at an inn in Philadelphia. He was the son of Colonel William F. Tucker, U.S.A. retired, and his grandfather was a former U.S. senator and 1884 Republican vice presidential nominee.
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John A. Logan
Philadelphia
Logan Tucker
Captain Tucker
William F. Tucker
Washington
United States
Haineis
James G. Uline
Blamed for dam disaster two Bayless officials indicted
The Potter county grand jury indicted Bayless Pulp and Paper Company officials George C. Hiusless president and Fred N. Hamlin superintendent of Austin Pa for involuntary manslaughter over the Septem ber 30 Austin dam disaster.
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Bayless Company
Coudersport
Potter County
George C. Hiusless
Fred N. Hamlin
Bayless Pulp and Paper Company
Austin
Austin Dam
Government Discovers Unique Viewing Spot in Litthe Island
The United States government reports a unique location on Litthe Island in the Bebring Straits where a resident can observe neighbors performing their Thursday tasks from a single vantage point.
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Washington
United States
Hhs Meiighbors
Dlomede Island
Bebring Straits
Turks Protest to Powers Over Red Sea Bombardment
The Turkish government protests to the powers against the Italian fleet bombardment of the Isle of Safer in the Red sea.
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Constantinople
Isle of Safer
Red Sea
Chicago Police Corruption Exposed by Civil Service Report
A preliminary report by Chicago's Civil Service Commission accuses the police department of tolerating and protecting open vice and gambling, with vast sums paid for protection. The commission calls for dismantling and rearming the force, citing inspector John L. Revere, Captain Bernard Baer, and Lieutenant John Hanley in disciplinary actions. Hanley was cleared and ordered reinstated. Baer’s case was referred to Mayor Harrison for action after review of evidence.
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Chicago
Civil Service Commission
Harrison
Police Department
John L. Revere
North Side
Levee
Dig
Vice
Ganbling
Bernard P. Baer
John Hanley
Leutenant
Revere
Hanley
Diayne
Baer
Civil Service
Russia weighs higher tariffs and new tax plan in Duma
In St Petersburg a bill by ex President Guchkoff and 114 signers from Octobrists and Nationalists seeks to end the Russo American treaty by raising duties 100 percent and doubling the gross weight and tonnage taxes on imports arriving by sea. The plan targets nations not granting most favored nation status. Washington notes Taft signed the joint resolution terminating the 1832 treaty with Russia, which remains in force until January 1 1913 as efforts to negotiate a new agreement continue.
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St. Petersburg
Russia
United States
Guchkoff
KHI
Obill
Financial Commission
Washington
Knox
Taft
Congress
Vote sellers invited to appear before Virginia court
Judge Skeep Lee county Virginia issued a proclamation inviting all who sold their votes in a recent election to appear, confess and accept the minimum fine. Indictments will be returned if they do not. One year to pay fines. Virginia law disenfranchises voters for life on fraud confession. Hundreds expected to confess.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Skeep
Lee County
Virginia
Atwood Sets Hydroplane Record From Massachusetts to Rhode Island
Boston aviator Harry N Atwood established a new aerial record by flying 130 miles from Point of Pines Massachusetts to Narragansett Bay Rhode Island on a hydroaeroplane. He crossed Boston harbor and Bingham Bay, skirted Cape Cod, passed the Cape Cod canal, and crossed Buzzard's Bay into Rhode Island, surpassing the previous hydro aeroplane record by 16 miles.
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Providence
KR. 1
Harry N. Atwood
Boston
Point of Pines
Maas
Narragansett Bay
Boston Harbor
Bingham
Massachusetts South Shore
Cape Cod Bay
Cape Cod Canal
Buzzard'’s Bay
Rhode Island
Atwood
President of Ecuador Dies in Guayaquil
President Emilio Estrada of Ecuador died suddenly in Guayaquil while in office for less than a year. The shock tolls a sudden leadership vacancy and national mourning begin as officials confirm the death.
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Ecuador
Guayaquil
Secuador
Emilio Estrada
Vecuador
Lockout Ordered by Lancashire Spinners Association
The Lancashire Cotton Spinners and Manufacturers association committee decided to lock out all workers at federation member mills. Involves about 160000 operatives across the mills in Manchester and surrounding districts.
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Manchester
England
Lancashire Cotton Spinners and Manufacturers’ Association
Lethbridge Wins Dry Farming Congress for 1912
Lethbridge Alberta secured the 1912 Dry Farming Congress in a unanimous vote, promising the largest convention in Western Canada history. Alberta and Saskatchewan have shown strong participation with provincial exhibits and prize wins, including eight of twenty cups and farmers reporting high wheat yields.
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Canadian West
American West
Semilaria
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Lethbridge
Arthur Perry
John Baxter
Edmonton
Congress
Hethershaw
Bradshaw
Mr Henpeck's Views on Bonds Sparks Debate
Mr Keyne a financier asks about short-term bonds. Mr Henpeck replies on government bonds and matrimonial bonds, signaling a whimsical political discussion.
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MR. Henpeck
Keyne
Henpeck
The Truth About Bluing Talk No 3
Public service note warns against liquid bluing and its water dilution. It urges using Red Cross Ball Blue the blue that is all blue and promises better laundry results. Sold at all good grocers.
Pantomime Code And Domestic Signals In A Dressed Era
James T Mields wore a flowing beard and used pantomime codes with wife during meals. They used signals like Gazelle in the garden for a bread crumb catch and spoke of fears among family roles. Pr Pierce's Pellets are advertised for stomach liver and bowels. Darley quips there is no day so miserable as dying.
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James T. Mields
Ticknor & Viehis
Pr. Pierce
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Burbank Says
Riehesan
Pelletter
Holy Ghoster
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Duma
Harry M. Atwood
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Bluing
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