Four Million Interurban Merger Forms Northern Indiana Railway
The Indiana Railway Company and the South Bend Laporte and Michigan City Railway Company merged to create the Northern Indiana Railway Company with capital stock of 4 million dollars. Also noted are reports of extreme ages claimed by elderly residents, cases of spotted fever at the Naval Academy, and other dispatches including Berlin funding for African wars and a high-profile death sentence in Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana Railway Company
South Bend
Mishawaka
Goshen
Elkhart
Bluffton Jury Finds Otto Cook Guilty of Voluntary Manslaughter
The Bluffton Indiana jury convicts Otto Cook of voluntary manslaughter in the Preston Sanderson case and he faces two to twenty-one years in prison. A new trial motion will be heard December 21. Separate labor action reports 75,000 workers to have wages cut as Massachusetts Rhode Island and Connecticut mills follow the American Woolen Company by reducing wages ten percent on January 1.
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Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
American Woolen Company
Misis
Wamburg
Hamburg
Reading Coal and Tron Company
Yatesville
Prussia
Camille Desmouling
Paris
Othe Packers
Colonial Brass Company
Cleveland
Ohio
States District Court
James S. Hawkins
Charlottesville
R. J. Ballantine
Newark
N. J
Roosevelt
Sidney, Neb
North Platte, Neb
Kennebec Spinning Mills
Richmond
F. J. Chaplin
Boston
Navy Department
Puget Sound Naval Station
Shahan Bey
Rodos
Mairvin Piietini
Jeffrey
Roswell Miller
Thomas Lowry
Rolart Bo Roosevelt
Long Island
William H. Levering
Lafayette
Ind
Lord Templemore
House of Lords
Lord Charles Beresford
Japan
Duke of
Abruzzi
Central
Africa
Packet Sinks After Collision With Tow Near Brownsville
The Pittsburg and Morgantown passenger packet Rosedite collided with a coal tow near lock No 5 at Brownsville Pennsylvania and sank at once in heavy fog. Four or five deck hands drowned while twelve passengers aboard the packet were rescued injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Morgantown
Brownsville
Derrick collapse halts Milford bridge work. one dead
Joseph Cbs died instantly and five workers were injured when the derrick collapsed during construction of a traction bridge over the Little Miami River at Milford Ohio. Officials estimate damage at thirty thousand dollars. the injured are expected to recover.
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Joseph Cbs
Little Miami River
Milford
Ohio
John Shoemaker Dies After Illness in Indianapolis
John Shoemaker long a leading figure on Indianapolis civic lists and in Indiana died at his home after an illness of nearly four weeks. He was nearly eighty years old.
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John Shoemaker
Indianapolis
Indiana
Com Andianepolis
Mr. Shoemaker
Messenger Boy Edward Wernke Falls to Death in Elevator Shaft
A messenger boy named Edward Wernke was fatally injured after falling down the elevator shaft at the Business Men's Association building in Evansville. Authorities reported the accident occurred as the lift malfunctioned, prompting an investigation into elevator safety.
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Edward Wernke
Business Men's Association
Evansville
Dnd
Fire destroys Cooper building Windsor cafe and homes in Brooklyn
A massive blaze in Brooklyn destroyed the thrce Cooper building on Bedford Avenue near Fulton Street along with the Windsor cafe and a row of dwellings. Property loss is estimated at $200,000.
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Thrce Cooper
Bedford Avenue
Fulton Street
Brooklyn
N. Y
Windsor Cafe
Townley Injured in Washington Area Car Crash
Walter B Townley counselor of the British embassy and his wife Lady Susan Townley were in a car accident on the outskirts of Washington. Townley sustained minor injuries while his wife was knocked unconscious and badly bruised about the head and left shoulder. The incident prompted a police response and inquiries into the accident.
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Washington
Walter B. Townley
Lady Susan Townley
Engagement announced for Miss Alice Roosevelt and Mr Longworth
President and Mrs Roosevelt reveal the engagement of Alice Lee Roosevelt to Nicholas Longworth of Cincinnati. Wedding planned for February with a June bridal trip abroad. They may wed at the White House and reside in Washington during Roosevelt’s presidency.
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Alice Roosevelt
Mr. Longworth
Miss Roosevelt
Orient
Congressman Longworth
Cincinnati
Congress
Harvard
Cincinnati Law School
Washington
Ohio
Mrs Longworth
London
Ambassador Reid
Longworths
Roosevelt
White House
Cincinnati, Mr. Longworth
Cleveland
Nellie Grant
Algernon Sartoris
Confession Over Terrible Dinner Leaves Wiggton Quiet
In a tense scene at home Martha serves coffee as Mr Wiggton, after a long silence, reveals a confession about a disappointing dinner with the turkey, stuffing, and coffee described as the worst he has endured. The couple retreat to the parlor for the reveal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha
Wiggton
A Christmas Plan From Hillville Echoes a Longing
Wiggton reveals a plan to revive a boyhood Christmas at the Hillville homestead with Martha the old cook, tickets bought and preparations made, as his wife questions the sudden surge of festive zeal. A New York Mail and Express poem follows kneeling in quiet tribute to Christmas relief.
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Wiggton
Hillville
Martha
New York Mail and Express
New England
John
Wington
Senate Debates Tariff Bills and Panama Canal Appropriation
Senate hammers out a bill by Mr. Tillman to let the Interstate Commerce Commission fix maximum rates while arguing about existing laws and the Santa Fe case. Panama Canal emergency funding moves through committees. House debates committee appointments and insurance regulation as business activity shows strong Chicago trade, iron, steel, and textile sectors amid high bank clearings.
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Senate
Tillman
Interstate Commerce Commission
Foraker
Judson and
Harmon
Santa Fe
House
Mitchell
Oregon
Lamar
Fla
Shackleford
Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee
Williams
Sulzer
N. Y
Allison
Committee On Appropriations
Shaw
Mise
Hey- Dourn
Elkins
Committee On Interstate Commerce
Ways and Means Committee
Payne
Congress
Chicago
Creneral
Cortelyou
Chicago Post
Philippines Tariff Committee
Merchants’ Association of New
War Department
Rock Island, Arkansas and
Louisville Railroad
Ouachita
Arkansas
Wyman
House Committee On
Presidents Advisers Describe Key Cabinet Figures
The article details personal traits of President Roosevelt's advisers, naming Hitchcock, Wilson, Moody, Root, Cortelyou, Bonaparte, and Metcalf. It notes Hitchcock's aristocratic bearing and habit, Moody as the bachelor athlete, Root's war-to-diplomacy shift, Cortelyou's neatness, Bonaparte's black attire and Corsican heritage, and Metcalf's quiet modesty.
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Wilson
Hitcheack
Hitcheock
Hitchcock
Moody
Root
Cortelyon
Washington
Bonaparte
Metcalf
Political clashes and policy notes across the nation
The report cites conflicts over race and immigration, a push for military and postal reforms, and political maneuvers involving Senator Foraker and President Roosevelt. It mentions labor and tariff matters, regional economic data, and international concerns from Venezuela to China, with notable notes on the Philippine tariff debate and judicial appointments.
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America
Russia
Charles B. Morrison
Chicago
China
Congress
John Sharp Williams
House
Howard University
Sargent
Immigration Bureau
West Indies
South America
Venezuela
Santo Domingo
Brazil
Foraker
Roosevelt
Lilinokalani
Senate
Fairbanks
Lute EK. Wright
Mattters
Carnegie Institute
Prof
Woeeti
Johns Topkies University
Baltincore
Dar
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Galveston, Ind
E. Thurston
Cynthia Henderson
St. Louis
North Carolina
Kate Morris
Naval Academy
United States
Newport
R. I
George Henry Cradock
Minnesota
Berlin
Germany
Reichstag
Baron von Stengel
Imperial Treasury
Bigebeard” Hoch
Haley
Assi Stiute
Barnett
Springfed
Tfl
Supreme Court of the State
Tower Court
Johann Hoch
Biante
W.N. Parton
nMode
Ers’ Torpedo Company
Marietta Ohio
Waverly
Parton
Otto Cook
New York
James Coulter
Shelbourne
Ont
Wilhaw
O. Cristmas
O. Cheetm
Christmas
Tom Masson
SESE
Eseliaiu
Canada
Bradstreet
Mer
Wigston
Sam
Tucker
Mrs. Wigston
Wigeton
Maiggton
Ted Wiggton
Willis Boyd Allen
Jesus
Buddha
Maya
Nolagh
Higgins
Horus
Lste
Ceres
Bacchus
Creules
Boedean
Monier Williams
Mexico
Pero
National Capital Notes
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Carpenter Street
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Puisen
Douglas Park
Dwearhers Street
St. Louix
Detroit
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Toledo
Shemote S&a
Gilera
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